Renal 2 Flashcards
micturition reflex
increase volume of fluid in bladder, expansion of wall, stretch receptors activated, increase parasymp activity, contraction of detrusor muscle, relaxating of internal urethral sphincter
incontinence
inability to control urination voluntarily
how is dilute urine produced
distal nephron must reabsorb solute without allowing water to follow by osmosis (aquaporins)
how is concentrated urine produced
distal nephron must reabsorb water and little solute
how is water absorbed without solute
make interstitial fluid more concentrated than fluid flowing into tubule
what happens at the descending limb of loop of henle
only water is reabsorbed because of the concentrated interstitial space
what happens at the ascending loop of henle
solutes are removed from tubule creating hyposmitic fluid in tubule
- has apical surfaces that are impermeable to water so water doesn’t follow out solute
vasopressin
posterior pituitary hormone helps add or remove water pores in the apical membrane
how do distal tubule and colelcting duct alter permeability to water
vasopressin
absense of vasopressin
collecting duct is impermeable to water and urine is dilute
maximal vasopressin secretion
collecting duct is freely permeable to water. water leaves via osmosis and is carried away by vasa recta
vasopressin and aqp2 insertion
vasopressin causes insertion of aqp2 channels on apical membrane
steps of vasopressin insertion into apical membrane
diagram
what factors control vasopressin secretion
- increased osmolarity*
- bp
- blood volume
osmoreceptors
stretch sensitive neurons that increase firing rate as osmolarity increases (shrink)