Renal System Flashcards

1
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ureter

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tube that brings urine to bladder

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2
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kidney stones

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form by precipitation and crystallization of increase concentration of minerals and ions
too large, get stuck in renal pelvis, ureter or urethra

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3
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nephron

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functional unit of kidneys
main parts> renal corpuscle and tubule

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4
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renal corpuscles

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filters blood and turns into filtrate
3 part
bowman’s capsule, glomerulus, juxtaglomerular apparatus

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5
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glomerulus

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specialized leaky capillaries

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bowman’s capsule/renal capsule

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outside of renal corpuscle
-where fluid filters into
-surrounds glomerulus
-cellular part made of podocytes

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7
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Juxtaglomerular apparatus

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composed of late ascending limb of loop, afferent and efferent arterioles

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macula densa cells

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specialized cells in late ascending limb of loop of henle
detects concentration of Na and Cl in filtrate
detect how fast filtrate is flowing

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9
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types of nephrons

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cortical 80% and juxtamedullary 20%y

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difference between cortical and juxtamedullary nephrons

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jux- nephron next to medulla, cort- upper cortex
jux-long loop of henle, cort-short
juz-vasa recti-help with [] urine
cort- peritubular capillaries

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11
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blood flow to kidneys in cortical nephrons

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afferent arterioles > glomerulus >efferent arterioles > peritubular capillaries > venule > renal vein

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12
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processes of nephron

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filtration + reabsorption + secretion and excretion

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13
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formula for excretion

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filtration - reabsorption +secretion = excretion

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14
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barriers to filtration

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size of fenestration and size of spaces between endothelial cells
-space between fibers of basal lamina
-spaces between podocytes

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15
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fenestrations

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pores in endothelial cells
-limits what can be filtered into bowman’s space

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basal lamina

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sticky tissue that connects endothelial cells to podocytes
act as a sieve to filtering items entering bowmans capusle

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17
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podocyte

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inside bowman’s capsule
has slit spaces between them from filtering blood

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18
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net filtration pressure

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-sum of Hydrostatic pressure of glomerular capillaries
colloid osmotic pressure of glomerular capillaries
hydrostatic pressure of bowman’s capsule
colloid osmotic pressure of bowman’s capsule
-influenced by amount of BF
=10 mm HG

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glomerular filtration rate

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-quantity of fluid and solutes filtered into bowman’s space from glomerular caps

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20
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Hydrostatic pressure of glomerular capillaries

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blood flows through glomerulus capillary and fluid is forced into capsule space
-favours filtration
-largest force that promotes filtration

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colloid osmotic pressure of glomerular capillaries

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-proteins generate force and drawing water to where proteins flow
-force inhibits filtration

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22
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hydrostatic pressure of bowman’s capsule

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-fluid filters and moves out of tubule slowly, which limits more fluid from filtering it fills capsule space
-inhibits fluid filtration

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23
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colloid osmotic pressure of bowman’s capsule

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-if proteins could filter in capsular space, proteins pull fluid in
-favours filtration
-usually doesn’t exist =0

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24
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NFP equation

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[HSP glo + COP B] - [HSP B + COP glo]

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25
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myogenic response

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-autoregulation of GFR
-if high GFR, afferent arteriole contract to reduce bf and decrease GFR

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tubuloglomerular feedback

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autoregulation of GFR
-when macula dense cells detect high salt therefore high GFR
-then release paracrine factor to contract afferent arteriole to decrease GFR

if low fluid flow rate or low [ ] in filtrate, macula densa cells release nitric oxide
-this causes smooth muscle to relax in afferent arteriole therefore increase GFR

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27
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afferent arteriole constricts

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-when they vasoconstrict, decrease blood enter glomerulus
-hydrostatic pressure would decrease
-decrease GFR

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28
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efferent arteriole constricted

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-when they vasoconstricted, decrease blood leaves glomerulus
-hydrostatic pressure would increase
-increase GFR

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29
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vasoconstriction of afferent and efferent arterioles

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caused by angiotensin II
-result is decrease GFR

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30
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estimating the GFR

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excretion= filtration - reabsorption + secretion

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31
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creatinine

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measures GFR
not perfect measurement because some creatinine is secreted in tubule
-overestimates GFR

creatinine in urine x urine/day divide by creatinine plasma

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32
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other methods to measure GFR

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inulin, blood urea nitrogen, serum creatinine

33
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inulin

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  • [ ] of inulin in blood and filtered kidneys
    -100% is excreted
    -quite invasive
34
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blood urea nitrogen (BUN)

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-partially reabsorbed
-measures nitrogen in urea
-high protein diet and strenuous exercise can increase urea levels in blood

35
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serum creatinine

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-quick way to estimate GFR
-normal values is different for different people

36
Q

converting L/day to ml/min

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1000ml
1440 min

37
Q

GFR lower than expected

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-with age, natural decline in renal function
-too much lower, kidneys are no longer functioning as they should

38
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kidney failure GFR

39
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normal GFR

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180L/day or 125 ml/min

40
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chronic kidney disease (CKD)

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-progressive disease can result in complete kidney failure
-damage can’t be reversed but slowed + stay
-nephrons damaged can’t heal
5 stages

41
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stage 1-2 of CKD

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mild decrease in GFR, may not experience symptoms

42
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stage 3 of CKD

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GFR decrease further, symptoms swelling in hands and feet b/c less blood being filtered

43
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stage 4 of CKD

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last stage before kidney failure, move severe symptoms

44
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stage 5 of CKD

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kidney failure > no longer functioning to support body
-dialysis or transplant

45
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filtered load

A

how much of each substance is filtered
= [substance] plasma x GFR

46
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percentage excreted

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= [total excreted/ filtered load ] x100

47
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normal excretion rate of Na

48
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normal excretion rate of K

49
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normal excretion rate of Mg

50
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proximal tubule reabsorption

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glucose, AA, h2o, Na, K, cl

51
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descending limb reabsorption

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h2o, + minimal Na

52
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ascending limb reabsorption

53
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distal convoluted tubule reabsorption

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Na, K, CL, Ca

54
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collecting duct reabsorption

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na and h2o

55
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channels

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small protein-lined pores that permit specific molecules them

56
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uniporters

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allow movement of single molecule through membrane
-protein carriers that bind to molecules
-facilitated transport
glucose uniporter

57
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symporters

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facilitated transport + secondary active transport
-permits 2 or more molecules same direction
-1 molecule must move down [] gradient
-Na/glucose symporter

58
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antiporters

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-permits 2 or more molecules in different direction
-called exchangers
-1 molecules must move down [] gradient
-facilitated transport
Na/H antiporter

59
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primary active transporters

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uses ATP against [] gradient
-every tubule cell has Na/k atpase

60
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regulation of channels and transporters

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-level cellular location
-activity (binds to protein carrier)
-gene expression (increase number of proteins so more molecules can move in)

61
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Na/AA symporter location, regulated

in proximal tubule

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-luminal
-not to hormones
-binds to protein symporter >conformation change
-Na goes down [] gradient, bring AA with it

62
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Na/glucose symporter location, regulated

in proximal tubule

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luminal
-not by hormones
-Na goes down [] gradient
-Na makes protein carrier change (conformation)
-glucose doesn’t favour going in proximal tubule, Na bring it with protein carrier

in proximal tubule

63
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Na/H exchanger location, regulated

in proximal tubule

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-luminal
-responsive to angiotensin 2
-Na goes down [] gradient
-antiporter of H(H in opposite direction)
-Na reabsorbed, H secreted

64
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Na/K ATPase location, regulated

in proximal tubule

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basolateral
-responsive to angiotensin 2
-uses ATP to change conformation
-against [] gradient
-3 Na out, 2K in
-primary active transport
maintains low []

65
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aquaporin channel 1 location, responsive

in proximal tubule

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luminal
-not by hormones
-h20 move to higher solute
-diffusion osmosis> not facilitated

65
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paracellular responsive

in proximal tubule

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-h2o, K, Cl
-not by hormones
-movement between tubule cells
high to low []

65
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aquaporin channel 2/3 location, responsive

in proximal tubule

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basolateral
-not by hormones
inside tubule cell to interstition space then reabsorbed in blood
-diffusion osmosis> not facilitated

66
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AA uniporter location, responsive

in proximal tubule

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-basolateral
-not by hormones
-AA that were just reabsorbed into cytosol move across basolateral membrane into interstitial space by themselves
high to low []

66
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glucose uniporter location, responsive

in proximal tubule

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basolateral
-not by hormones
-high to low []
-cytosol to interstitial space
-move by itself (protein carrier)

67
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glucosuria

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-Na/glucose symporters in proximal tubule have limited capacity, so not all glucose is reabsorbed, therefore in urine
-causes less h2o in proximal tubule b/c it follows glucose
decrease h20 reabsorption, increased urine V

68
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osmotic diuresis

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increase urine V due to increase levels of solute excretion

69
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intercalated cell

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responsive to changes in plasma pH

70
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aquaporin channel 2 location, regulated

in collecting duct

A

luminal
responsive to ADH

71
Q

aquaporin channel 3/4 location

in collecting duct

A

basolateral

72
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Na channel location, regulation

in collecting duct

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luminal
-responsive to aldosterone
-Na move high to low []

73
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K channel location, regulation

in collecting duct

A

luminal
-responsive to aldosterone
moving in collecting duct’s lumen

74
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Na/K ATPase location, regulated

in collecting duct

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-basolateral
responsive to aldosterone
Na 3 out, 2 K in
-uses ATP

75
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Factors that affect GFR

A

increase BP and blood flow, which increases GFR
-filtration coefficient