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Renal Physiology 2 Flashcards

1
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Progression of renal disease results in destruction of

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Nephron Destruction and Function

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2
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What is Total GFR the sum of?

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All filtration by functioning Nephrons so progression of disease would be indicated by reduction in GFR.

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3
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What is important plasma or urine

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Plasma

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4
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What does clearance relate to in measurement of GFR

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Volume of plasma cleared

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5
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what is the loading IV dose of inulin

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polyfructose

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6
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Inulin gives how much clearance

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100%

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7
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Where is inulin freely filtered

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at Glomerulus

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8
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Why is inulin measurement a measurement of GFR

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It is not metabolised by kidney and does not interfere with normal renal function

It is also not reabsorbed or secreted

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9
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Substances which are filtered and reabsorbed will have a what clearance compared to inulin

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Lower Clearance than Inulin

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10
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Substances filtered and secreted will have a what clearance compared to inulin

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higher clearance

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11
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What is GFR in normal man

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125

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12
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GFR declines by how much per year after 30

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1ml/min/year

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13
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What is used in clinical practice instead of inulin

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51Cr-EDTA

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14
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What is routinely used to estimate GFR

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Plasma Creatinine Clearance

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15
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Creatine is breakdown produce of what

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Creatinine Muscle

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16
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Creatine is said to be endogenous or exogenous

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endogenous

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17
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What factors can affect serum creatinine

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Muscle Mass
Diet
Drugs

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18
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What is normal GFR

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100mls/1.73min

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19
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What is glucose’s clearance rate

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zero as all glucose reabsorbed

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20
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what is urea’s clearance rate

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50ml with 50% reabsorbed and 50% excreted

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21
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What is used to measure real plasma flow

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Organion anion para amino hippuric acid

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22
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Para Amino Hippuric Acid is freely filtered where

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glomerulus and then remaining in plasma secreted into tubule so 90% of plasma is cleared of PAH content

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23
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what is the percentage of clearance of PAH from plasma

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90%`

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24
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Penicillin clearance

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More penicillin excreted than filtered. Clearance rate 150 with 0 reabsorbed

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25
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When filtration is greater than excretion this means

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Net reabsorption

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26
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When excretion is greater than filtration this means

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net secretion

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27
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when filtration and excretion are the same this means

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No net reabsorption or secretion

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28
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How does urine flow form kidneys to ureters

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via peristaltic contraction of smooth muscle of ureters

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29
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what type of muscle is bladder

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dertrusor muscle

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30
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which muscle is mainly responsible for emptying bladder during micturition

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detrusor muscle

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31
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The external urethral sphincter is

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true sphincter made up of skeletal muscle under voluntary somatic control

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32
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the external urethral sphincter is under what control

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voluntary somatic

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33
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the external urethral sphincter is made up of what type of muscle

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skeletal

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34
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which urethral sphincter has smooth muscle and acts as a sphincter when smooth muscle relaxes

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internal urethral sphincter

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35
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what type of epithelium does bladder have

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Lined Transitional

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36
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Trigone of bladder has how many openings

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2 Vesicoureteric

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37
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Urethral obstructions go on to be

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bilateral renal problems

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38
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ureter obstruction goes on to be

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unilateral renal problem

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39
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when the bladder is at rest what does the external sphincter with skeletal muscle do

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stays contracted and internal sphincter is passively contracting

40
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Micturition is controlled by

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Parasympathetic Supply

41
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Pressure within the bladder for micturition comes from which nerves

42
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Sympathetic supply for micturition is from

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Hypogastric Nerves which inhibit contraction and close internal urethral sphincter

43
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Internal Urethral sphincter closure is controlled by which nerves

A

Sympathetic hypogastric

44
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Main function of hypogastric nerves and sympathetic and L1-3 in micturition

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is prevent reflux of semen into bladder during ejaculation

45
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Somatic Motoneurons (Pudental nerves) S2-4 innervate

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Sketal Muscle that forms external Urethral sphincter

46
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Sensory innervation of bladder is achieved by

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stretch receptor afferents from bladder wall

47
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As bladder fills what happens to discharge in afferent nerves to spinal cord

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Increases via interneurons

48
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What happens to parasympathetic in sensory innervation of bladder

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Excitation

49
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what happens to sympathetic in sensory innervation of bladder

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Inhibition Inc Inhibition of Somatic Motorneurons to ext Sphincter

50
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which neurons stop firing in micturition

51
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which sphincter relaxes in micturition

A

external sphincter

52
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which type of muscle contracts in migration

53
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what type of neurons fire in micturition

A

parasympathetic neurons

54
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Bladder contraction is caused by

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stimulation of parasympathetic and relax external sphincter

55
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which neurons need to be inhibited to relax external sphincter

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Somatic Motoneurons

56
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Volume of urine in bladder required to initiate spinal reflex is

57
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Delay in micturition is accomplished by

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descending pathways

58
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delay micturition requires

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  1. descending pathway
  2. inhibit parasympathetic
  3. stimulate somatic nerves to ext sphincter
59
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voluntary initiation in micturition involves descending pathways which

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stimulate parasympathetic

  1. inhibit somatic motor neurons
60
Q

What does the male urethra need to expel pee

A

Contractions of bulbocavernous muscle

61
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Contractions of bulbocavernous muscle cause expelling of pee in which gender

62
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One of the most important aspects of the ECF regulated by the kidney is its

63
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Can water freely cross all cell membranes

64
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What are the major ECF osmoles

A

Na+ and CI

65
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what are the major ICF osmoles

66
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Regulation of ECF volume =

A

Regulation of Body Na+

67
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The active transport mechanism that operates on the luminal surface of the thick ascending loop of Henle, involves

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K+
Naci
Na+ and K+ 2CI Co Transporter

68
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The active transport mechanism that operates on the luminal surface of the thick ascending loop of Henle, is what type of process

A

passive process

69
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The active transport mechanism that operates on the luminal surface of the thick ascending loop of Henle, the energy involved comes from

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active transport

70
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Where is Na/KATPase found

A

basolateral membrane

71
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Loop diuretics can cause

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K+ Ion Wasting

72
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Any solute which remains in the tubule can cause

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Osmotic Diuresis

73
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When a large volume of isotonic urine is excreted what happens to pv

74
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Decreased PV will stimulate what

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ADH release via baroreceptors

75
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Why does a hypoglycaemic coma happen

A

Inadequate glucose for the brain available

76
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why does a hyperglycaemic coma happen

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inadequate BF to brain

77
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Reabsorption of NaCi to H20 in Renal Tubule. How much is reabsorbed from proximal tubule

78
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How much NaCi to H20 is reabsorbed from loop of henle

79
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How much NaCi to H20 is reabsorbed from distal tubule to collecting duct

80
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What happens in Osmotic Diuresis of Uncontrolled Diabetes

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Decreased Proximal Tubule Reabsorption, Loop of Henle Reabsorption, Distal Tubule Reabsorption

81
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In Diabetes Mellitus how much isotonic urine excreted a day

82
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What inhibits renin release?

A

delivery of large volume of NacI to H20 at distal tubule inhibits renin release

83
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what are reabsorbed at distal tubule

A

NaCi and H20

84
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Fluid delivered to ascending limb is what in concentration

85
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The NaCI Pumps in ascending limb are

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gradient limited

86
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Regulation of distal tubule Na+ reabsorption is under the control of the adrenal cortical steroid hormone,

A

aldosterone

87
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Aldosterone secretion controlled by reflexes involving

88
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Where is renin produced

89
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Renin acts on which large protein a2 globulin fraction of plasma proteins

A

Angiotensinogen

90
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Angiotensin II stimulates what

A

Aldosterone

91
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Aldosterone stimulates what in kidney

A

distal tubular Na+ ion reabsorption

92
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What controls renin release

A

Increased Renin release when P in afferent arteriole at level of JG Cells Decrease

Increased Sympathetic Nerve Activity via B1 affect

Decreased NaCI Delivery = Increased Renin

93
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What does ADH do to renin

A

inhibit renin relea

94
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Aldosterone promotes what reabsorption

95
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ANP Promotes

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Na+ excretion

96
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Aldosterone does what two things at distal tubule

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increase Na+ reabsroption and K+ secretion

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