Renal Flashcards
Anuria
No urine is being passed from the body
Correct path of urinary excretion
kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra.
ADH
Antidiuretic hormone
Erythropoietin
Hormone necessary for red blood cell production
What is the term for the presence of glucose in urine?
Glycosuria
What is urolithiasis?
Condition of having urinary stones
Where does most tubular secretion take place?
In the distal convoltued tubule (DCT).
What is the difference between polyuria and pollakuria?
Polyuria means an increase in volume of urine
Pollakiuria means in an increase in frequency of urination
What does the kidney maintain?
Homeostasis
BODY LIKE SAME
Which substances are eliminated by secretion?
Hydrogen, potassium and ammmonia.
What does it mean when the kidneys are referred to be located retroperitoneal?
outside (behind or dorsal to) the abdominal cavity
Function of kidneys?
Filtration, reabsorption, secretion
Fluid balance regulation
Acid-base balance regulation
Production of hormones
The urinary system removes…
urea, salts, water, and other soluble waste products
Diuresis
Producing and passing large amounts of urine
where does reabsorbtion take place
in the PCTs and the loop of Henle
the inside of the Bladder is lined with ?
transitional epithelium cells
What does the Hormone Aldosterone do
stimulates sodium reabsorption in the Kidney
What hormones do the kidneys produce?
erythropoietin and prostaglandin
Where do blood and lymph vessels, nerves and ureters enter/leave the kidney?
Hilus
List the 4 parts of a nephron in order.
Renal corpuscle, proximal convoluted tubule, loop of Henle, and a distal convoluted tubule.
What are the 3 main mechanisms by which the kidneys carry out their waste elimination role?
- Filtration of blood 2. Reabsorption of useful substance back into the bloodstream. 3. Secretion of waste products from the blood into the tubules of the nephron.
What is glomerular filtration rate (GFR)?
The term used to describe how fast plasma is filtered as it passes through the glomerulus.
Where does blood filtration occur?
Renal corpuscle
The kidney’s nerve supply comes from where?
Sympathetic portion of the Autonomic nervous system.
What organs make up the Renal system
2 kidney’s 2 ureters 1 urinary blader and 1 urethra
Where does most tubular secretion take place?
The distal convoluted tubule
Name the artery and the vein that supply and drain blood from the kidney?
Renal artery and the Renal Vein
What is micturition?
Urination
What symptom is common in FLUTD?
Presesnce of Uroliths(stones)
Oliguria
passing small amounts of urine
The renal corpuscle is made up of the ____ and _____.
Glomerulus, Bowman’s capsule
What is urolithiasis?
The presence of urinary stones
What is the nephron?
The basic functional unit of the kidney
What is the functional unit if the kidney?
Nephron
What are the 2 parts of the renal corpuscle?
outer - bowmans capsule , inner - glomerulus
What are 2 other names for urination?
Uresis, Micturition
The kidneys are covered by what?
Fibrous connective tissue capsule
The efferent glomerular arterioles divide into capillaries that surrond the nephron, what are these capillaries called?
peritubular capillaries
Where is the Renal corpuscle located?
in the cortex of the kidney
