The renal system; Fluid & electrolyte balance & Acid-base balance Flashcards
What are the 7 Functions of the kidneys
BED WAVE
- Blood Pressue
- Electrolyte Balance
- Drug Metabolisim
- Waste Elimination
- Acid Base Balance
- Vitamin D
- Erythropoesis
How do the kidneys work?
Filtering our blood
How much blood does our kidneys filter?
125ml/min
180L/day
How much blood do our kidneys receive from the heart?
20-25%
What is collected in our urine?
Unwanted ions
What forces fluid and solutes of of the the capillaries and into the tubule?
Hydrostatic pressure
What can go through the filter?
Water
Glucose
Ions
Urea
Matabolies
What cannot get through the filter?
Plasma proteins and RBC
BUN (blood urea nitrogen) measures what?
The amount of nitrogenous wastes in the blood
What hormone does the kidney release and why?
If there is an increase in blood volume, the kidney releases renin
Peristaltic waves are
waves of contractions that propel contents from one point to another
What causes the gall bladder to contract
CCK
If your small intestine is going to get an ulcer, which part of it will?
The duodenum
Waves of muscular contractions that propel the contents of the digestive tract along are called
segmentation
Severe damage of the liver would result in disrupted digestion of:
Carbs, proteins, starches or lipids?
lipids, because the liver produces bile, which emulsifies fats for digestion.
The function of the hepatic portal vein is to
carry absorbed nutrients from the gut to the liver for metabolic processing or storage
What is the chemical and mechanical processes of food breakdown called?
digestion
Which hormone causes an increased output of enzyme-rich pancreatic juice and stimulates the gallbladder to contract and release bile?
CCK
What enzyme breaks down carbohydrates?
amalayse
What enzyme breaks down proteins?
Pepsin
What enzyme breaks down lipids?
Lipase
What enzye breaks down neuclic acids?
Neuclease