Renal - Exam 4 Flashcards
Kidneys regulate body fluid
osmolarity and electorlytes
sodium salts are what % of osmolarity?
90%
Normal osm =
300 mOsm/kg
kidneys reabsorb what?
- water
- glucose
- Proteins
- vitamins
Production of renin in response to
- decreased renal blood flow
- Increased sympathetic discharge (beta 1 effect)
**This area of the kidney is most vulnerable to ischemia secondary to hypotension:
Inner stripe of outer zone (in medulla)
** What structures are within the inner zone of the Medulla?
Collecting duct
duct of bellini
Thin loop of Henle
This structure is important in countercurrent mechanism:
Vasa Recta
Juxtaglumerular (JG) apparatus is made up of these two structures:
- ) Macula Densa (sensor)
2. ) Juxtaglomerular cells (Secrete)
Role of juxtaglomerular apparatus?
sodium control
JG cells secrete:
RENIN
Afferent arterioles protrude into bownman’s capsule doing what?
bringing blood IN arriving
Efferent arterioles do what?
EXIT bowmans capslule and take blood out
Vasa recta is a capillary bed along the
loop of Henle
the sum of filtration, reabsorption and secretion =
excretion
Net filtration pressure needed for glomerular filtration to occur?
10mmHg
glomerular fluid each day results in production of,
out of which how many liters is reabsorbed
180 liters
179 liters
normal GFR =
125ml/min
Factors governing filtration rate at cap. bed:
- net filtration rate
- total surface area availalbe for filtration
- filtration membrane permeability
GFR is directly proportional to the
net filtration pressure
changes in GFR results from changes in
glomerular blood pressure
decreae bp, decrease filtration, decrease urine
if GFR is too high
substances can’t be reabsorbed fast enough
lost in urine
if GFR is too low
everything is reabsorbed
-including toxins/waste that normally are disposed
BUN and CRT increase when
GFR decreases