Midterm 2 Flashcards
Learn the topics of "Blood Pressure 2", "Vascular Function" and "Reactive Oxygen Species"
Long term mechanisms of blood pressure control depends mostly on _____ function through _____ control
kidney, hormonal
What is the name of the hormone system responsible for controlling kidney function and blood pressure?
Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
ADH
antidiuretic hormone (also called arginine vasopressin)
_____ and ____ regulate sodium and water retention affecting blood volume and thereby blood pressure
Aldosterone, ADH
Secretory function of the adrenal gland is regulated by _____ _____ _____ activity and _____ factors
sympathetic nervous system, humoral
Adrenal gland is important in the secretion of:
Cortisol- energy metabolism
Epinephrine- stress, exercise
Aldosterone- blood volume, blood pressure regulation
Which part of the nephron contains baroreceptors?
Afferent arteriole
The functional unit of the kidney
Nephron
Approximately how many nephrons are in a singular kidney?
1.5 million
Branched high pressure capillaries located in the Bowman’s capsule
Glomerulus
The high pressure in the glomerulus…
forces things (H2O, Na+, glucose) out of the blood
Exits the glomerulus and forms new capillaries that wrap around the PCT, Loop of Henle, and DCT
Efferent arteriole
PCT
Proximal convoluted tubule
DCT
Distal convolutes tubule
Ions, water, vitamins, glucose are reabsorbed in which areas of the nephron?
Proximal convoluted tubule, Loop of Henle, distal convoluted tubule, and the collecting duct
If H2O filtration rate (GFR) > H2O reabsorption then…
Urine output increases, blood volume decreases, blood pressure decreases
Decreased VR = Decreased CVP = Decreased EDV/ESV = Decreased MAP
Macula densa
Specialized cells lining the wall of the distal convoluted tubule that monitor flow through the distal convoluted tubule and the concentration of sodium ions
Regulates the release of renin from the juxtaglomerular cells
Macula densa
What hormone does the liver constitutively secrete into the blood?
Angiotensinogen
What is the rate limiting enzyme in the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS)?
Renin- it is required to cleave angiotensinogen to form Angiotensin I
How is Angiotensin I converted to Angiotensin II?
Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE)
Endothelial cells contain _____ _____ _____; primarily the lungs
Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE)
Angiotensin II interacts with what four structures?
Arterioles and veins, the adrenal cortex,collecting ducts in the kidney, and the posterior pituitary gland
True or false: Ag II induces vasoconstriction via vascular smooth muscle cells
True
Angiotensin II binds to _____ _____ _____ Receptors on the vascular smooth muscle cells, _____ _____ _____ receptors belong to the Gq protein coupled receptor family and act through the _____ _____ ______ pathway and _____ _____ pathway
Angiotensin Type 1 (AT1), angiotensin type I (AT1), phospholipase C-inositol triphosphate (IP3), rho kinase
Increased Angiotensin II stimulates the secretion of _____ from the _____ _____ to the blood
aldosterone, adrenal cortex
Aldosterone increases the rate of _____ reabsorption in the _____ _____ ______ and collecting duct
sodium (Na+), distal convoluted tubule
Aldosterone also increases the rate of _____ reabsorption by the direct activation of Na+/H+ exchangers and Na+ channels
sodium (Na+)
Increased reabsorption of _____ leads to increased reabsorption of _____ and thus increases venous return and mean arterial pressure
sodium (Na+), water (H2O)
Angiotensin II stimulates the secretion of _____ _____ from the _____ pituitary gland
antidiuretic hormone, posterior
Diuretic
Increases urine output
How does antidiuretic hormone regulate blood pressure?
It moves aquaporins to the apical surface of the plasma membrane in order to increase water reabsorption and therefore increase blood volume
What class of hormones opposes the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system?
Natriuretic hormones (e.g. arterial natriuretic peptide, ANP, which is released from the atria in response to stretching in the atrial walls)