PSL301: Water 1 Flashcards
Functions of the kidney (3)
- Maintain normal volume & composition in the body
- Excrete waste from body
- Maintain BP, hemoglobin, Ca++ levels through hormone secretion
What is the main waste secreted by the kidneys?
Products of protein metabolism
How does the kidney maintain normal volume & composition in the body?
filter large volumes of plasma, water, solutes at the glomerulus
The kidney clears ___x the total plasma volume every day
40
How does the kidney Excrete waste from body?
filtered fluid goes through tubules: add or remove water & solutes to form final urine product
How does the kidney Maintain BP, hemoglobin, Ca++ levels?
Secretes hormones in response to changes in BP, hemoglobin, Ca++
Case: slow marathon runner with headache, nausea, vomit, grand mal seizure, hyponatremia
What’s wrong?
Cells in brain swell due to hyponatremia:
- increase intracranial pressure; parts of brain get compressed
- seizure, coma, death
Case: slow marathon runner with headache, nausea, vomit, grand mal seizure, hyponatremia
How to treat?
Give IV (hypertonic saline solution)
- raise Na+ in ECF
- water move out of brain cells
define: solutes
particles dissolved in a water solution
define: electrolytes
charged solutes
define: osmolarity
concentration of solutes in water which generates an osmotic force
define: osmosis
movement of water across semi-permeable membrane in response to an osmotic gradient
Water moves from __ osmolality to __ osmolality
low
high
define: osmotic gradient
a difference in the osmolality in the compartments separated by the membrane
Humans are __ % water
50 - 60
Body water is split into…
- intracellular space (2/3)
2. extracellular space (1/3)
ECF is split into…
Plasma (25%) Interstitial fluid (75%)
What is ISF?
Fluid outside both the cell and the blood stream
Plasma is bordered by…
Cells are bordered by…
Capillary walls (endothelial cells) Cell membrane
What factor determines body water as a fraction of weight?
Ratio of fat : muscle
__ contains most of the water in the body, while ___ has very little water.
Muscle
Fat
On average, the fat:muscle ratio is higher in…
- women
- older people
- sick people
Males are __% water, while females are __%
60
50
Why do males have more water than females?
They have more muscle
What solutes are present in body fluids?
- ions/electrolytes
- fuels
- proteins
- waste products
cations in body fluids include…
- Na
- K
- Ca
- Mg
anions in body fluids include…
- Cl
- bicarb
- phosphate
- protein
Which 2 ions balance?
Na and Cl