Unit 5 Lecture 34 Flashcards
Function of the renal corpuscle
Filtration
What is filtered in the renal corpuscle?
Water and blood solutes (except proteins) like ions, glucose, amino acids, creatinine, urea, and uric acid
Compare the concentration of blood to fluid in the glomerular’s capsule
isotonic = equal to
What is the mOsm/liter of fluid in the renal capsule?
300 mOsm/liter
What part of the nephron does most of the reabsorption?
PCT
By what process does water follow solutes?
osmosis
By what process doe small proteins move across into the blood?
pinocytosis
What is tubular secretion?
Materials move from blood to tubular fluid
Purpose of secretion
- controls blood pH through secretion of H+
- eliminates certain substances (NH4+, creatinine, K+)
What are the 2 different types of reabsorption?
- Paracellular reabsorption
2. Transcellular Reabsorption
What happens during paracellular reabsorption?
50% of reabsorbed material moves between cells by DIFFUSION in some parts of tubule
How do materials move between cells in paracellular reabsoprtion?
Diffusion
What happens during transcellular reabsorption?
material move through both APICAL and BASAL membranes of tubule cell by ACTIVE TRANSPORT
How do materials move between cells in transcellular reabsoprtion?
Active transport
Define active transport
transportation that requires energy (ATP) to move particles
What are two major things needing to be reabsorbed?
Na+ and water
How is Na+ reabsorbed?
Na+/K+ ATPase pumps on the basolateral membrane pumps Na+ from tube into ISF
What process reabsorbed water?
osmosis
What are the 2 types of osmosis reabsorption of water?
- Obligatory water reabsorption
2. facultative water reabsorption
Define obligatory water reabsorption
Water is “obliged” to follow the solutes being reabsorbed
Define facultative water reabsorption
@ collecting duct under the control of ADH
What does ADH do to the collecting duct?
ADH inserts aquaporins into the basolateral membrane that allows the reabsorption of water