Lecture 31: Intro Flashcards
Objectives – Identify the organs of the urinary system and the major regions of the kidney on a diagram. – Identify the regions of the nephron and describe their spatial relationships to each other – Describe the histological features of the different regions of the nephron
Kidneys do what?
filter blood
return most water and solutes to blood
release EPO and calcitrol
excrete wastes
kidney and blood ionic conp
NA, K, Ca, Cl and phsophate ions
Kidneys regulate
blood ionic comp
blood pH, osmolarity, glucose
regulate blood volume
blood pressure (through muscle cells)
glucose in urine
shouldn’t be there normally
What’s special about where kidneys are?
retroparentineal: OUTSIDE parotenial cavity… not well protected
2 major parts of nephron
corpuscle
tubule
renal corpuscle
plasma filtration
glomerulus
glomerular (Boman’s) capsule
looks like a button
glomerulus
part of corpuscle
DOES the filtration
capps where filtration happens
glomerular (Boman’s) capsule
part of corpuscle
double walled epithelial cup
collects filtrate
Renal Tubule
proximal convoluted tubule
loop of Henle (ascending and descending)
distal convoluted tubule
collecting and papillary ducts do what?
drain urine to renal pelvis and ureter
Glomerular capillaries location
between afferent and efferent arteroles
what do efferent arterioles become
peritubular capillaries and casa recta
Cortical Nephron
loops of henlle dip a little into medulla
species that are water dependent (humans)
80-85% are cortucal
mostly in cortex
Juxtameduallary Nephron
close to and in medulla long loops of henlee mostly deep in medulla allow excretion of dilute or concentrated urine (depending on situation) thick and thin portions 25-20% in us
blood to kidney
recieves 25% of resting CO