Renal Function Prt. 1 Flashcards
KIDNEY
• Paired, bean-shaped organs found retroperitoneally in either side of the____
• About the size of a______
• Between_____
spinal column
fist (10-12cm)
T12-L3
make up the functional tissue of the kidney
cortex & medulla
MACROSCOPIC ANATOMY of the kidney (3)
Renal Cortex
Renal Medulla
Renal Pelvis
• Outermost region
• Contains blood vessels which is connected to the nephrons
Renal Cortex
Innermost region
• Contains the renal pyramid
•______ renal pyramids which contains about______ nephrons
Renal Medulla
8 - 12
1 million
• Central region
Located in renal sinuses (cavity inside the kidney)
Where urine is being collected and is connected directing to the ureter
Renal Pelvis
o is the functional unit of the kidney
Nephrons
Glomerulus & Convoluted Tubules
• Found in the_______
renal cortex
Collecting Ducts & Others
Found in the_____
medulla
5 main parts nephron in order
Glomerulus
Proximal convoluted tubules
Loop of Henle
Distal convoluted tubules
Collecting ducts
• Cluster or tuft of capillaries
Glomerulus
Single layer of epithelial cells
Bowman’s Capsule
TWO TYPES OF NEPHRON:
Cortical Nephron (85%)
Juxtamedullary Nephron (15%)
• Very short nephron loop
Glomerulus is further away from the cortex-medulla junction
Efferent arteriole supplies peritubular capillaries
Cortical Nephron (85%)
Capillaries that surround the PCT and DCT
Main function is more on re-absorbance.
peritubular capillaries
Very long nephron loop
Glomerulus is closer from the cortex-medulla junction
Efferent Arteriole supplies vasa recta
Juxtamedullary Nephron (15%)
• Capillaries that surround the Loop of Henle
• Main function is more on concentration gradient of the kidney
vasa recta
Functions of Kidney?!
• Urine formation
• Fluid and electrolyte balance
• Regulation of acid-base balance
• Excretion of the waste products of protein metabolism
• Excretion of drugs and toxins
• Secretion of hormones
Hormones secreted by kidney
REP1,25
Renin
Erythropoietin
1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3
Prostaglandin
Helps control blood pressure & indirectlv helps maintain the level of sodium & potassium
Renin (Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone-System)
• Stimulate RBC production
Ervthropoietin
• Hormone involved in the absorption of calcium
1.25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 (Complete name of the active vitamin D)
(Pro-inflammatory substance)
• Help in the regulation of our renal blood flow
Prostaglandin
BASIC RENAL PROCESS
Renal Glo Tur Tus
• Renal blood flow
• Glomerular filtration
• Tubular reabsorption
• Tubular secretion
Renal Blood Flow
mL/ minute
• 1,200-1,500 mL/min
Renal Blood Flow
ARSIAC AGE PCAIRI
Aorta
Renal artery
Segmental artery
Interlobar artery
Arcuate artery
Cortical radiate artery
Afferent arteriole
Glomerulus
Efferent arteriole
Peritubular capillaries or vasa recta
Cortical radiate vein
Arcuate vein
Interlobar vein
Renal vein
Inferior vena cava
GLOMERULAR FILTRATION
What are the factors that make the glomerulus the best site for filtration?
Hi Se nega glo glo
High pressure in the glomerulus
Semi-permeability of the glomerulus
Negatively-charged basement membrane
Glomerular Filtrate = 130-150 mL/min
GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE
Glomerular Filtrate =
130-150 mL/min
What can pass through the glomerulus
Water
Electrolytes
Amino acids
Glucose
Urea
Creatinine
What cannot pass through the glomerulus
Plasma proteins
Cellular elements
Protein-bound molecules
TUBULAR REABSORPTION
Reabsorption occurs____% in the___
75% of the____, ____, ____
100% of the____
90% - PCT
sodium, chloride, water
glucose
TUBULAR REABSORPTION
Almost all of the _____,______,_____
Variable amounts of____,_____,____ (Ca, Mg, K, HCO3)
amino acids, vitamins, proteins
urea, uric acid, ions
TUBULAR REABSORPTION
•_______ of uric acid, only to be secreted at the DCT
• About only ____of glomerular filtrate actually leaves our body.
98-100%
1%
• Concentration of your substance in the blood above w/c the kidneys begins to remove it into the urine.
• REMEMBER: If a substance’s concentration exceeds the _______for tubular reabsorption, it will appear in the urine
renal threshold