Renal Regulation of Water and Acid-Base Balance Flashcards
Equation for osmolarity
concentration x no of dissociated particles
units Osm/L or mOsm/l
List examples of unregulated water loss.
sweat
faeces
vomit
water evaporating from resp lining and skin
List an example of regulated water loss.
urine production
What percentage of water is reabsorbed in the proximal convoluted tubule?
67%
What condition is required for water to be reabsorbed into the loop of Henle and collecting duct?
medullary interstitium must be hyperosmotic to provide a gradient
By what mechanism does the loop of Henle concentrate urine?
countercurrent multiplication
urea recycling
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Amino acid length of ADH
9
another name for ADH?
vasopressin
main function of ADH
promote water reabsorption from collecting duct
where is ADH produced?
hypothalamus
neurons in supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei
where is ADH stored?
posterior pituitary
how are changes in plasma osmolarity detected?
osmoreceptors in hypothalamus
normal plasma osmolarity in a healthy adult?
275-290 mOsm/kg
What % change is required for detection by baroreceptors?
5-10
stimulatory factors that influence ADH production and release
^ plasma osmolarity decreased BP hypovolaemia nausea angiotensin II nicotine
inhibitory factors that influence ADH production and release
decreased plasma osmolarity hypervolemia ^ BP ethanol atrial natruiretic peptide
mechanism of action of ADH
ADH acts on a G-protein coupled receptor > (adenylate cyclase > cAMP > pkA) > ^transcription + insertion Aquaporin–2 channels to apical membrane of the DCT + CD > ^ permeability to water > water moves out of nephron > into blood stream