renal Flashcards
What is the role of the renal system
Excretion
Water/electrolyte balance
pH regulation
Control of circulating volume
What vertebra level are the kidney located at
L1-L4 when standing
What is the inner portion of the kidney
Medulla
What is the outer part of the cortex
Medulla
What cord level innervates the kidneys
T12
What does sympathetic stimulation of the kidneys do
Constriction of arterioles
decrease flow of fluids = decreased output
Increase sodium reabsorption
Increase renin release
how many capillary beds does the kidneys have
2 capillary beds
What are the two capillary beds in the kidneys
Glomerular capillaries
Peritubular capillaries
What is the order of kidney blood flow (in)
Afferent arterioles
Glomerular capillaries
Efferent arteriole
peritubular capillaries
What causes the rapid fluid filtration at the glomerular capillaries
High hydrostatic pressure
What allows for rapid fluid reabsorption at the peritubular capillaries
Low hydrostatic pressure
What are the two different nephron structures
Cortical nephron
Juxtamedullary nephron
What is the difference between cortical and juxtamedullary nephron
Juxtamedullary nephron is longer and penetrates deeper into the medulla
Can the kidney regenerate new nephrons
No
how many functional nephrons do you lose each year
10% every 10 years
does filtration effectiveness change as we age/lose nephrons
no
what encases glomerular capillaries
Bowman’s capsule
What type of nephron is most common
Cortical
what nephron is surrounded by Vasa recta
Juxtaglomerular
what precent of nephrons are juxtaglomerular
20-30%
how much does the pressure in the urinary bladder increase by when detrusor muscle contracts
40-60 mmHg
What part of the urinary bladder do the ureters enter
The upper trigone
Where is the trigone of the bladder located
The posterior wall
What is special about the surface of the trigone
It is smooth muscle with no rugae
What prevents backflow of urine into the ureters
THe tone of the detrusor muscle
Is the external urinary sphincter voluntary or involuntary
Voluntary
What nerve innervates the external urinary sphincter
The pudendal nerve
what cord levels provide parasympathetics to the urinary bladder
S2
S3
Via sacral plexus
What is the order of urine flow
Nephron Collecting ducts Renal calyces Ureters Bladder
What is the Ureterorenal reflex
When there is pain in ureters renal arterioles constrict and decrease flow of fluid to kidneys
The ureterorenal reflex sends sympathetic or parasympathetic signals to the kidneys
Sympathetic
What is micturation
The process of emptying the bladder
What does it mean by the micturation reflex is self-regerative
Contracture of the detrusor muscle causes further activation of the stretch receptors
The longer you hold it in you will feel more pain and the sensation to pee will come back faster
What happens to micturation reflex as the bladder fills
Increase frequency of reflex
Increase intensity of reflex
Can the micturation refelx affect the external sphincter
Yes, and eventually the relaxation of it will be involuntary if held too long
What starts the micturation reflex
Sensory stretch receptors in the bladder wall
What is the average amount of fluid excreted via kidneys each day
1400ml/day
What are the parts of extracellular fluid
Interstitial fluid
Blood plasma
Transcellular fluid
what ions are high and low in intracellular fluid
Low= sodium, calcium, chloride High= potassium, phosphate
what ions are high and low in extracellular fluid
Low= potassium, phosphate, proteins high= sodium, chloride, bicarbonate
what is the definition of Osmolarity
Osmoles per liter of water
what is it called when a solution has a lower concentration of solutes than the cell
Hypotonic
What is it called when a solution has a higher concentration of solutes than the cell
Hypertonic
What is the most variable source of water loss from the human body
Urine
what type of blood vessels deliver blood to the renal corpuscle
Afferent arteriole
what should not filter out of the blood under normal circumstances
Red blood cells and plasma proteins
What is special about the membrane of glomerular capillaries
They have 3 layers instead of two
What prevents the passage of plasma proteins in the glomerular capillaries
The endothelium is negatively charged
What part of the basement membrane has a strong negative charge that prevents proteins from passing though
The proteoglycans
Is the epithelium layers of the renal corpuscles negativley charged
yes
What allows for filtration in the bowmans capsule
Blood colloid osmotic pressure caused by proteins
What is renal plasma flow
Volume of blood plasma delivered to the kidneys
What is Filtration Fraction
Proportion of the fluid reaching the kidneys which passes into the renal tubules
What is the average filtration fraction
20%
What is the average renal plasma flow
550 ml/min
How can renal plasma flow be altered
Increase overall cardiac output
Dilate afferent arterioles
How can Filtration Fraction be altered
Contract efferent arterioles, increasing glomerular pressure
What causes/favors filtration
Glomerular hydrostatic pressure 60mmHg
Bowman’s capsule colloid osmotic pressure 0mmHg
What causes/inhibits filtration
Bowmans capsule 18mmHG
Glomerular cap colloid pressure 32mmHg
What is the equation to calculate Filtration fraction
FF=GFR/RBF
What happens to glomerular filtration when membrane permeability decreases
it decreases
What happens to GFR when bowmans capsule pressure increases
Decrease GFR
What happens to GFR when Glomerular colloid pressure increases
Decreases GFR
What happens to GFR when Glomeular hydrostatic pressure increases
Increase GFR
What happens to GFR when arteriol pressure increases
GFR increases
Dilation of afferent arterioles will do what to GFR
Increase GRF
What part of the kidney receives most of the renal blood flow
The cortex