renal 3 Flashcards
isoosmotic
having an osmolarity equal to that of normal ECF (300 milliosmoles per liter)
hyperosmotic
having an osmolarity greater than normal ECF
hypoosmotic
having an osmolarity less than normal ECF
the kidneys produce a small volume of _______ urine when the ADH secretion rate if high
hyperosmotic (concentrated)
(this is a major reason why one can stay alive with limited water intake)
the normal daily excretion of urea, sulfate, phosphate, and other wastes and ions amounts to about
600 mOsmol
it is not possible for urine osmolarity to exceed about
1300 mOsmol/L
how is the concentrating of urine to the hyperosmotic value of 1300 mOsmol/L achieved?
in juxtamedullary nephrons, sodium and chloride are actively pumped out of the ascending limb of the loop of Henle and into
water is unable to follow, as the ascending limb is mostly
this creates a _______ renal medullary interstitial fluid that is more and more concentrated as one moves deeper into the renal medulla
this above effect is “multiplied” by the countercurrent flow through the descending and ascending limbs of the loop of Henle, creating a _______ ________ _______ that concentrates the renal medullary interstitium to a maximum of about 1400 mOsmol
urea put into the renal medullary interstitium also contributes to its
the interstitial fluid that surrounds the loop
impermeable to water
hyperosmotic
countercurrent multiplier system
hyperosmolarity
the blood supply of the renal medulla, called the _____ ______, has a countercurrent construction that prevents the “washing out” by the blood of the hyperosmolarity present in the renal interstitial fluid
vasa recta
urine concentration: if blood ADH levels are high, water
diffuses out of the (medullary) CDs into the renal medullary interstitial fluid due to its hyperosmolarity, and then enters the capillaries of the renal medulla to be carried away in venous blood
when blood ADH levels are low, water
is not reabsorbed as the filtrate flows through the CD, and a large volume of hypooosmotic urine is formed
(cortical and medullary CDs are impermeable to water)
mechanism of formation of a dilute urine
decreased ADH release and reduced water permeability in distal and collecting tubules
(also continued electrolyte reabsorption)
Na+ excreted =
Na+ filtered minus Na+ reabsorbed
the receptors for the reflexes that control body sodium are
baroreceptors (pressure receptors) in the cardiovascular system and sensors in the kidney that monitor the filtered load of sodium
the amount of sodium (by far the most abundant cation in the ECF) in the body is a major determinant of
ECF volume
low total body sodium → ___________ → low arterial and venous blood pressure
low ECF volume → low plasma volume → low arterial and venous blood pressure
low blood pressure leads to several corrective reflexes:
control of GFR (and thus of the amount of sodium filtered): the reflexes are set into motion by cardiovascular baroreceptors; thus the regulation of mean systemic arterial pressure (MAP) by the baroreceptors simultaneously achieves regulation of
total body sodium
the amount of sodium in the body determines ECF volume, the plasma volume component of which helps determine MAP, which in turn initiates the responses that control
sodium excretion
control of sodium reabsorption is ______ important than control of GFR for regulating control of total body sodium
more
renin
an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion within the blood of the plasma protein angtiotensinogen into angiotensin I is secreted by juxtaglomerular cells which are part of the juxtaglomerular apparatus of the kidney
angtiotensinogen
made by and put into the blood by the liver
angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE or converting enzyme)
found in epithelial cells of blood capillaries especially in the lungs catalyzes a reaction that transforms angiotensin I into angiotensin II as blood flows through the lungs
angiotensin II
stimulates the adrenal cortex to secrete the hormone aldosterone into the blood
aldosterone
acts on the late DT and CDs of the kidneys to increase Na+ reabsorption
in the absence of aldosterone, 65 percent of the total filtered sodium is reabsorbed in the _______ , with another 30-32 percent reabsorbed in the _______
proximal tubule
loop of Henle and first part of the distal tubule
when aldosterone levels are high, nearly 100 percent of filtered sodium is
reabsorbed (with the remaining sodium being reabsorbed in the late DT and CD)
*rate limiting step = renin secretion
inputs to juxtaglomerular (JG) cells that increase renin secretion:
1.
2.
3.
- sympathetic Nn (activated by the baroreceptor reflex) to the JG cells
- baroreceptors within the kidney (activated by decreased stretch resulting from decreased blood pressure within the kidney
- paracrine factors released from the macula densa (in response to a decreased volume and/or concentration of sodium in the tubular fluid flowing past the macula dense cells)
increased sodium in the body causes water to be reabsorbed also due to osmotic considerations; this water, together with the retained sodium, increases ECF (and thus plasma) volume and plays an important role in the long-term regulation of
arterial blood pressure
decreased converting enzymes → __________ → decreased blood pressure
decreased angiotensin II → decreased aldosterone → decreased sodium reabsorption → decreased blood volume → decreased BP
by causing vasoconstriction in many body regions, angiotensin II helps regulate:
which also contributes to the control of:
total peripheral resistance
arterial blood pressure
high plasma volume → ______ of atria of heart → _____ atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) secretion by atria → ______ plasma ANP → kidney tubules: _______ and kidney vessels: _______ → ______ Na+ excretion
increased distention
increased
increased
kidney tubules: decreased Na+ reabsorption
kidney vessels: dilation of afferent arterioles and constriction of efferent arterioles (results in increased GFR)
increased Na+ excretion
cardiac hormone atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP)
decreases sodium reabsorption by directly inhibiting aldosterone secretion
unwanted changes in total-body water with no corresponding change in total-body sodium are compensated for by altering
water excretion without altering sodium excretion
unlike sodium which stays in the ECF when added to the body, water distributes throughout all the body fluid compartments, with ______ entering the intracellular compartment
2/3
pure water gains/losses ______ influence blood pressure (and thus baroreceptors)
slightly
reflexes that alter water excretion without altering sodium excretion are:
- initiated by
- mediated by
- sensory receptors in the hypothalamus called osmoreceptors that detect ECF osmolarity (and to a lesser extend, baroreceptors that detect blood pressure)
- the posterior pituitary hormone ADH (vasopressin)
the hypothalamic osmoreceptors are neurons that
increase their frequency of action potentials when they shrink, which they do when ECF osmolarity is above normal (which causes water to be pulled out of the cells and into the ECF by osmosis)
the osmoreceptors synapse on neurons that have cell bodies
in the hypothalamus and have axons that travel down into (and release ADH from) the posterior pituitary
ingestion of excess water pathway:
decreased ECF osmolarity (increased [H2O] → inhibition of (decreased firing by) hypothalamic osmoreceptors → decreased ADH secretion from posterior pituitary → decreased plasma ADH → decreased permeability of renal collecting ducts to water → decreased water reabsorption → increased water excretion
input from arterial barorecptors and other cardiovascular baroreceptors can also influence ______ secretion rates; this is _______ important than osmoreceptor input under normal circumtances but can become important in scenaries such as hemorrhage
ADH
less
alcohol inhibits
ADH → decreased water reabsorption → increased urine production
ADH also causes widespread ______ of arterioles which influences
constriction
total peripheral resistance in the CV system