Lecture #31: Renal Histolgy II Flashcards
What type of epithelium is found in the thin segment of the loop of Henle?
Simple Squamous Epithelium
Do the cells of the thick ascending limb have a brush border?
NO
Which limb, ascending or descending, of the loop of Henle is impermeable to water?
The ascending lib is impermeable to water.
What is the descending thin limb of the loop of Henle permeable to?
Descending thin limb is permeable to water and sodium and chloride ions.
True or False:
The ascending thin limb is impermeable to water and actively pumps chloride ion out of the tubule, allowing sodium ions to follow.
True
What is the major function of the loop of Henle?
To establish the counter-current exchange system which creates the osmotic conditions necessary to pull water out of the distal convoluted tubule and collecting duct in the presence of ADH.
What kind of epithelium lines the distal convoluted tubule?
Lined with simple cuboidal epithelium with smaller cells than those of the proximal convoluted tubule.
Compare the lumen of the distal convoluted tubule and the proximal convoluted tubule.
The lumen of the distal convoluted tubule is larger than that of the proximal convoluted tubule and there is no brush border.
Is the cytoplasm of the distal convoluted tubule less eosinophilic than that of the proximal convoluted tubule?
Yes
The distal convoluted tubule is impermeable to water, except in the presence of what hormone?
ADH
Where is antidiuretic hormone derived from?
Derived from the posterior pituitary.
What does ADH function to do?
Functions to reduce water loss.
What is antidiuretic hormone also known as?
vasopressin
Look at figure 14-14
It will help show you how to determine between the PCT and DCT.
What do principal cells do?
Reabsorb sodium ions and water and secrete potassium via ATPase pump.
What do intercalated cells secrete?
Secrete either hydrogen or bicarbonate ion
True or False:
The collecting duct has a different embryological origin than that of the nephron.
True
What kind of epithelium is found in the thick segments of the loop of Henle?
Simple Low Cuboidal Epithelium