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The Urinary System15 Flashcards

1
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Kidneys dispose of waste products like

A

Nitrogenous wastes
Toxins
Drugs
Excess ions

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2
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Regulatory functions of kidneys

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  1. Make renin to maintain blood pressure
  2. Make erythropoietin to stimulate RBC production
  3. Activate vitamin D
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3
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Organs in urinary systems

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Kidneys
Ureters
Urinary bladder
Urethra

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4
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Which kidney is slightly lower?

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Right
It’s because the liver sits in that space

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5
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Ureters

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Carry urine to bladder for storage

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6
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Kidneys are at level of which vertabrae?

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T12-L3

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7
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_____ are against dorsal body wall in retroperitoneal position (behind parietal peritoneum)

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Kidneys

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8
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Length and width of adult kidney

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12 cm long (5 in)
6 cm wide (2.5 in)

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9
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Renal hilum

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Indentation where several structures enter and leave kidneys

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10
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____ gland sits atop each kidney

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Adrenal

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11
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Layers of the kidneys

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  1. Fibrous capsule
  2. Perirenal fat capsule
  3. Renal Fascia
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12
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Fibrous capsule of kidney

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Encloses each kidney

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Perirenal fat capsule

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Surrounds kidney, cushions against blows

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14
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Renal Fascia

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Most superficial layer
Anchors kidney and adrenal gland to surrounding structures

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15
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Renal cortex

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Outer region
Between capsule and medulla

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16
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Renal medulla

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Deeper regions

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17
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Renal/medullary pyramids

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Triangular regions of tissue in the medulla

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18
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Renal columns

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Extensions of cortex-like materials that separate the pyramids

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19
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Renal pelvis

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Flat, funnel-shaped tube

Medial region

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20
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Calcyces function

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Collect urine
Send to renal pelvis then ureters then bladder

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21
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Form cup shaped drains that enclose renal pyramids

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Calcyces

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22
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Made by calyces joining together

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Renal pelvis

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23
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One quarter of total blood supply passes through kidneys each ____

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Minute

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24
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Provides kidney with arterial blood supply

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Renal artery

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25
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Division of renal artery

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1.Renal artery
2. Segmental arteries
3. Interlobar arteries
4.arcuate arteries
5. Cortical radiate arteries

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26
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Venous blood flow

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1.Cortical radiate veins
2.arcruate veins
3. Interlobar veins
4. Renal vein

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27
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There are no _____ veins in the kidneys

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Segmental

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28
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Renal vein blood returns into

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Inferior vena cava

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29
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Filtration happens at site of

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Glomerulus (capillaries)

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30
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Structural and functional units of the kidneys

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Nephron

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31
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How many nephrons in one kidney

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Over 1 million

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32
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Nephron made of 2 main structures which are

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Renal corpuscle
Renal tubule

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33
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Glomerulus housed in

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Renal corpuscle

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34
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A knot of capillaries made of podocytes

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Glomerulus

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35
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Podocytes

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Make up inner (visceral) layer of glomerular capsule

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36
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Foot processes cling to

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Glomerulus

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37
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____ slits make a porous membrane ideal for filtration

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Filtration

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38
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Renal corpuscle parts

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  1. Glomerulus
  2. Glomerular (Bowman’s) capsule
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39
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Glomerular Bowman’s capsule

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Cup-shaped structure that surrounds glomerulus

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40
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First part of renal tube

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Glomerular (Bowman’s) capsule

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41
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Renal tubule Extends from

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glomerular capsule and ends when it empties into collecting duct

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42
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Subdivisions of renal tubule

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1.Proximal convoluted tubule (PCT)
2.Nephron loop (loop of Henle)
3.distal covered tubule (DCT)

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43
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Proximal because it’s closest to the

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Glomerulus

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44
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Cortical nephrons

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Located entirely in cortex
Include most nephrons

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45
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Juxtamedullary nephrons found at

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Found that the cortex-medulla junction

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46
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Juxtamedullary nephrons are called that because

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Nephron loops dip deep into medulla

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47
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Collecting ducts collect urine from which types of nephrons?

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Both cortical and juxtamedullary nephrons

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48
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Collecting ducts go through which structures

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Renal pyramids
Calyces
Renal pelvis then ureters, then bladder

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49
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Two capillary beds associated with each nephron

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Glomerulus
Peritubular capillary bed

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50
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Glomerulus is fed and drained by

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Arterioles

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51
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Afferent arteriole

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Arises from cortical radiate artery and feeds glomerulus

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52
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Efferent arteriole

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Receives blood that has passed through glomerulus

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53
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How does the glomerulus work?

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High pressure forces fluid and solutes out of blood and into glomerular capsule

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54
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Peritubular capillary beds arise from

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Efferent arteriole of the glomerulus

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55
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Low-pressure porous capillaries

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Peritubular capillary beds

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56
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Which capillary beds are adapted for absorption instead of filtration?

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Peritubular capillary beds

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57
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Function of peritubular capillary beds

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Cling close to renal tubule to receive solutes and water from tubule cells

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58
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Peritubular capillary beds drain into

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Interlobar veins

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59
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Urine formation is a result of which 3 processes

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Glomerular filtration
Tubular reabsorption
Tubular secretion

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60
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Glomerular filtration

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Water and solutes forced through capillary walls and pores of glomerular capsule into renal tubule

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61
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Tubular reabsorption

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Water, glucose, aminoacids and needed ions are transported into tubule cells and capillary blood

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62
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Tubular secretion

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H,K, creatinine and drugs removed from peritubular blood and secreted by tubule cells into the filtrate

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63
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Is a filter

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Glomerulus

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64
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Proteins and blood are too ____ to pass through the _____ membrane

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Too large to pass through the filtration membrane

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65
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Once in glomerular capsule, fluid is called

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Filtrate

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66
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Filtrate leaves via

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Renal tubule

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67
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Filtrate will be formed as long as systemic blood pressure is

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Normal

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68
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If arterial blood pressure is too low filtrate formation stops because

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Glomerular pressure will be too low to form filtrate

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69
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Peritubular capillaries reabsorb useful substances from the renal tubule cells such as

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Water
Glucose
Amino acids
Ions

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70
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Tubular reabsorption passive or active

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Some is reabsorption is passive, most is active

71
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Most reabsorption occurs in

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Proximal convoluted tubule

72
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Reabsorption in reverse

A

Tubular secretion

73
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Some Materials move from the blood in peritubular capillaries into the renal tubules to be eliminated in filtrate

A

Tubular secretion

74
Q

Which materials move back into the renal tubules during tubular secretion

A

Hydrogen and potassium ions
Creatinine

75
Q

How many liters of urine are produced in 24 hours?

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1.0 to 1.8

76
Q

Differences between urine and filtrate

A
  1. Filtrate has everything blood plasma has except proteins
  2. Urine has nitrogenous wastes and not needed substances
77
Q

What remains after the filtrate has lost most of its water, nutrients , and necessary ions through reabsorption

78
Q

Urochrome

A

Makes urine yellow
Due to destruction of hemoglobin

79
Q

Sterile at time of formation

80
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Urine smell

A

Slightly aromatic, smells of ammonia with time

81
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pH of urine

82
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Specific gravity of urine

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1.001 to 1.035

83
Q

Solutes normally found in urine

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1.Na & K ions
2.Urea, Uric acid and creatinine
3. Ammonia
4. Bicarbonate ions

84
Q

Abnormal solutes in urine

A

1.Glucose
2.Blood proteins
3. RBCs
4.Hemoglobin
5.WBCs (pus)
6. Bile

85
Q

Glucose in urine

A

Nonpathological : excessive intake of sugary foods
Pathological: diabetes mellitus

86
Q

Proteinuria

A

Nonpathological: Physical exertion, pregnancy

Pathological: Glomerulonephritis, hypertension

87
Q

Pyuria

A

Urinary tract infection

88
Q

Hematuria

A

Bleeding in urinary tract due to trauma, kidney stones, infection

89
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Hemoglobinuria

A

Transfusion reaction
Hemolytic anemia

90
Q

Bilirubinuria

A

Liver disease (hepatitis)

91
Q

Ureters size

A

Slender tubules
25-30 cm (10-12 inches)

92
Q

What attaches kidneys to urinary bladder

93
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What is continuous with the renal pelvis?

94
Q

What enters the posterior aspect of the urinary bladder?

95
Q

What runs behind the peritoneum?

96
Q

Peristalsis aids gravity in ____ transport

97
Q

Smooth, collapsible muscular sac situated posterior to pubic symphysis.

A

Urinary bladder

Stores urine temporarily

98
Q

Trigone

A

Triangular region of urinary bladder base, based on 3 openings

99
Q

Openings of trigone

A

Two openings from the ureters (ureteral orifices)

One opening to the urethra (internal urethral orifice)

100
Q

____ surrounds the neck of urinary bladder

101
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Detrustor muscle

A

3 layers of smooth muscle in wall of urinary bladder

102
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Mucosa of urinary bladder is made of

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Transitional epithelium

103
Q

Transitional epithelium lets urinary bladder do what?

A

Can expand significantly without raising internal pressure

104
Q

What are the walls like in an empty urinary bladder?

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Thick and folded

105
Q

Size and capacity of moderately full bladder

A

5 inches
Holds around 500 ml

106
Q

How much water can a full bladder hold?

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1 L approximately

107
Q

Thin walled tube that carries urine from bladder to the outside

108
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Function of urethra in men and women

A

In men, carries sperm and urine

In women, carries urine

109
Q

Internal urethral sphincter

A

Involuntary and made of smooth muscle

110
Q

External urethral sphincter

A

Voluntary and made of skeletal muscle

111
Q

Sphincters that control urine release

A

Internal and external urethral sphincters

112
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Length of female urethra

A

3-4 cm (1.5 inches)

113
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Length of male urethra

A

20 cm (8 inches)

114
Q

Location of urethra in women

A

Anterior to the vaginal opening

115
Q

Location of urethra in males

A

Travels through prostate and penis

116
Q

Parts of male urethra

A

Prostatic urethra
Membranous urethra
Spongy urethra

117
Q

Micturition

A

Voiding or emptying of urinary bladder

118
Q

Bladder collects urine to ____ Mls it then gets told to stretch

119
Q

Stretch receptors transmit impulses to the ____ receptors of the spinal cord

A

sacral region of the spinal cord

120
Q

Impulses travel to bladder via which nerves? To cause bladder contractions

A

Pelvic splanchnic nerves

121
Q

What causes you to want to pee?

A

Stronger contractions, urine forced past involuntary internal sphincter.

122
Q

What lets you resist the urge to pee?

A

The external sphincter because it’s voluntarily controlled

123
Q

Blood composition depends on 3 factors

A

1.Diet
2. Cellular metabolism
3. Urine output

124
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Kidneys have 4 roles maintaining blood composition

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  1. Excreting nitrogen containing waste
  2. Maintaining water balance of blood
  3. Maintaining electrolyte balance of blood
  4. Ensuring proper blood pH
125
Q

Normal amount of water in young adult females

126
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Normal amount of water in young adult males

127
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Normal amount of water in babies

128
Q

Normal amount of water in the elderly

129
Q

Water occupies 3 main fluid compartments

A

Intracellular fluid

Extracellular fluid

Plasma

130
Q

ICF intracellular fluid

A

1.Fluid inside cells
2.Accounts for 2/3 of body fluid

131
Q

ECF

A

Fluids outside cells

Blood plasma, interstitial fluid, lymph, transcellular fluid.

132
Q

Plasma accounts for ___ L of total body water

133
Q

Plasma

A

Links external and internal environments

134
Q

Electrolyte examples

A

Na, K, Ca ions

135
Q

Charged particles that conduct electrical current in aqueous solution

A

Electrolytes

136
Q

Driving force for water intake

A

Thirst mechanism

137
Q

Sources for water intake

A

Ingested foods and fluids
Water made from metabolic processes

138
Q

To remain properly hydrated, water I and O must be

139
Q

Amount of water produced by metabolic processes

140
Q

Osmoreceptors found in

A

Hypothalamus

141
Q

Osmoreceptors

A

Become more active in reaction to small changes in plasma solute concentration

142
Q

When the thirst mechanism is activated, the thirst center in the ____ is activated

A

Hypothalamus

143
Q

A dry mouth can also promote the _____ mechanism

144
Q

Two things that activate thirst mechanism

A

Osmoreceptors in hypothalamus

Dry mouth

145
Q

Sources of water output

A

Lungs (insensible since we can’t see water leaving)

Perspiration
Feces
Urine

146
Q

ADH

A

Antidiuretic hormone
Prevents excessive water loss in the urine and increases water reabsorption

147
Q

ADH targets which part of the kidneys?

A

Collecting ducts

148
Q

What causes water to move from one fluid compartment to another?

A

Small changes in electrolyte concentration

149
Q

Function of aldosterone

A

Regulate blood composition and blood volume by acting on kidney

150
Q

For each sodium ion reabsorbed a chloride ion

A

Follows, and potassium is secreted into the filtrate

151
Q

What happens when sodium is reabsorbed?

A

Water follows it passively into the blood

Water follows salt

152
Q

Explain the renin-angiotensin mechanism

A

When cells from juxtaglomerular (JG) apparatus are stimulated by low blood pressure, enzyme renin is released into blood

153
Q

What mediates the renin-angiotensin mechanism?

A

JG apparatus

154
Q

What is the most important trigger for aldosterone release?

A

Renin-angiotensin mechanism

155
Q

Renin

A

Catalyzes reactions that produce angiotensin II

156
Q

Angiotensin II causes what?

A

Vasoconstriction and aldosterone release

157
Q

What does the renin-angiotensin mechanism result in?

A

Increased blood volume and blood pressure

158
Q

To maintain homeostasis, blood pH must stay between

A

7.35 and 7.45

159
Q

Alkalosis pH

A

Above 7.45

160
Q

Acidosis pH

A

Below 7.35

161
Q

Physiological acidosis

A

pH between 7.0 and 7.35

162
Q

What plays greatest role in maintaining acid-base balance of blood?

163
Q

Other acid-base controlling systems

A

Blood buffers
Respiration

164
Q

Carbonic acid is a ___ acid

165
Q

Weak base examples

A

Bicarbonate ions and ammonia

166
Q

What do molecules do when pH drops?

A

Bind to H+ ions

167
Q

What do molecules do when pH rises?

A

Release H+

168
Q

Three major chemical buffer systems

A
  1. Bicarbonate buffer system
  2. Phosphate buffer system
  3. Protein buffer system
169
Q

Bicarbonate buffer system made of

A

Carbonic acid H2CO3
Bicarbonate NaHCO3

170
Q

Explain the bicarbonate buffer system

A

1.Carbonic acid is weak,
Bicarbonate ions react with strong acids to make them weak acids

  1. Carbonic acid reacts with strong bases(NaOH) to form weak base and water
171
Q

How does the respiratory mechanism regulate blood pH

A

Resp. Rate can rise or fall to increase or decrease amount of CO2 .
High breathing rate increases pH and decreases CO2

172
Q

Renal mechanisms: what happens when blood pH rises ?

A

More basic

Bicarbonate ions excreted. H retained by kidney tubules

173
Q

Renal mechanisms: when blood pH falls?

A

More acidic

Bicarbonate is reabsorbed. H is secreted

174
Q

Urine pH range

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