Renal System Flashcards
Primary Function–>
Maintain a stable internal environment for optimal cell and tissue metabolism.
Electrolyte homeostasis
Na+, K+, Ca2+, Cl-, HPO42-
Regulation of blood pH
Removes H+ from blood
maintains bicarbonate ions (HCO3-) in blood
Regulation of Blood Volume/Blood Pressure
Retention of water = increases BP
Elimination of water = decreases BP
Osmoregulation
at 300 mOsm/L
Hormones Produced by the Kidney
Calcitriol - form of Vitamin D calcium homeostasis
Erythropoietin - RBC production
Renin – Blood pressure regulation
Excretion of wastes
Ammonia & Urea (protein metabolism)
Bilirubin
Creatinine (waste product of creatine phosphate)
Uric Acid (purine metabolism – A’s & G’s of DNA)
Arthritis known as Gout excess uric acid
Drugs and toxins
Function 7. Performs________
gluconeogenesis: Synthesis of glucose from amino acids
Structure: Renal capsule
Tightly adhering capsule covers kidney
Structure:Adipose capsule
Fat capsule surrounds each kidney
Structure:Renal fascia
-Fibrous tissue attaches/suspends kidney to the posterior abdominal wall.
Structure:Hilum
Medial indentation where the renal blood vessels, nerves, lymphatic vessels, and ureter enter and exit the kidneys.
Structure:Renal cortex
- Is the outer layer of each kidney.
- Contains all of the glomeruli, most of the proximal tubules, and some segments of the distal tubule.
Structure:Renal columns
-Extend from the cortex down between the renal pyramids.
Structure:Renal medulla
- inner part of each kidney that contains tubules and the collecting duct.
- Consists of regions called the pyramids.
Structure:Minor calyx
- Receives urine from the collecting ducts through the renal papilla.
- Apexes of the pyramids project into a cup-shaped cavity that join together to form a major calyx.
Structure:Major calyx
-Joins to form the renal pelvis.
Structure:Renal pelvis
-Joins the proximal end of the ureter
Parasagittal section through right Kidney
Posterior : protected by 11th and 12th rib; protected by adipose
Anterior: Adrenal gland/Transverse colon
Ureters:
Are _____ long.
Are long, intertwining ____ _______bundles.
Pass obliquely into the ____ ________of the ______
_____ ________ moves urine to the bladder.
________ compresses the_____ __________ to avoid _____ ____
Are 30 cm long.
Are long, intertwining smooth muscle bundles.
Pass obliquely into the posterior aspect of the bladder.
Peristaltic activity moves urine to the bladder.
Micturition compresses the lower end of the ureter to avoid urine reflux.
**Bladder 3 parts:
Detrusor muscle (wall)
Trigone
Transitional epithelium
*****Urethra:
Length in females/males
Which is sphincter is involuntary/voluntary
What kind of muscle in each?
Internal urethral sphincter - involuntary
Smooth muscle @ jct. of bladder & urethra
External urethral sphincter – voluntary
Striated skeletal muscle
Between 3 and 4 cm long in females
Between 18 and 20 cm long in males
**Micturition or urination (voiding):
• when volume exceeds 250-300 mL Stretch receptors signal spinal cord and brain
**Micturition center in sacral spinal cord triggers reflex:
• parasympathetic fibers cause detrusor muscle to contract – squeezes out urine
and
• Internal & external sphincter muscles to relax to allow flow
Filling initiates a desire to urinate before the reflex actually occurs
- conscious control of external sphincter
* cerebral cortex can initiate micturition or delay it for a limited period of time
Bladder and Urethra reflex
what is required for micturition and what is it stimulated by? then what happens?
Reflex arc is required for micturition–>Is stimulated by
mechanoreceptors from stretching–>Bladder fullness is
sensed; impulses are sent to the sacral level of the spinal cord –>When the bladder accumulates 250 to 300 ml of urine, the bladder contracts and the internal urethral
sphincter relaxes from activation of the spinal reflex arc
(micturition reflex) –>At this time, the urge to void is felt–>In older children and adults, reflex can be inhibited or facilitated by impulses coming from brain or voluntary control of micturition
- Vasa recta
– Is a network of capillaries for the juxtamedullary nephrons.
– Influences osmolar concentration of the medullary extracellular fluid, which is important for the formation of a concentrated urine.
List renal arteries to vasa recta
- Renal Arteries
- Segmental Arteries
- Interlobar arteries
- Arcuate arteries
- Interlobular arteries
- Afferent arterioles
- Glomerular capillaries
- Efferent arterioles
- Peritubular capillaries
- Vasa recta
***1. Renal arteries (role)
Supply blood to the kidneys.
**2. Segmental arteries
branches of the renal artery.
**3. Interlobar arteries
Travel between the pyramids.
***4. Arcuate arteries
Arch over the base of the pyramids
**5. Interlobular arteries.
- extend through the cortex toward the periphery of the kidneys and supply the afferent glomerular arteriole
**6. Afferent arterioles
– supply glomerular capillaries.
**7. Glomerular capillaries
- site of filtration
**8. Efferent arterioles
- Convey blood to a second capillary bed.
***9. Peritubular capillaries surround the ______ and _______and _______
- Surround the proximal and distal convoluted tubules and loop of Henle.
**10. Vasa recta
– Is a network of capillaries for the juxtamedullary nephrons.
– Influences osmolar concentration of the medullary extracellular fluid, which is
important for the formation of a concentrated urine.
*Kidneys are less
than 0.5% of total body mass, but receive 20-25% of
resting cardiac output
After peritubular capillaries
Interlobular veins–> Arcuate veins–> Interlobar veins–>Renal vein
Identify renal cortex and renal pyramid
renal cortex
Renal pyramid in renal medulla
_______per kidney – they are the functional unit of the kidney.
1.2 million
Superficial cortical nephrons:
Make up 85% of all nephrons, which extend
partially into the medulla.
Juxtamedullary nephrons
Lie close to and extend deep into the medulla
and are important for the process of concentrating urine; secrete renin.
Renal Physiology :Describe 3 major processes
Filtration from blood plasma into nephron
Tubular reabsorption from fluid into blood
Tubular secretion from blood into fluid
- Glomerular filtration: substances)
Water & small solutes in blood plasma move across the wall of the glomerular capillaries into glomerular capsule
and then renal tubules (PCT –> loop of Henle –> DCT –> Collecting duct)
- Tubular reabsorption: as ____Move along____many solutes are ________= returned to _____
As “filtrate” moves along tubule water and many useful solutes reabsorbed = returned to blood
- Tubular secretion:
“filtrate” moves along tubule other molecules (wastes, drugs, & excess ions) are secreted into fluid
Any solutes that remain in the fluid that drains into the renal pelvis
are excreted as urine
Excreted water (how much per day)
1-2 Liters per/ day
Distal convoluted tubule : _____ stimulate ______of ____
PTH stim.s reabsorption of Ca++
Intercalated cell
Regulation of pH via H+ andHCO3-
Principal cell
ADH and Aldosterone
Brush border villi
for reabsorption
Proximal convoluted tubule
H2O reabsorption
Thin descending limb of loop of Henle
Na+ K+ Cl- reabsorption
Thick descending limb of loop of Henle
Glomerulus within Bowman’s capsule
Function : Filtration