Unit 8 Review Flashcards
what % of CO is received by the kidneys?
20-25%
the filtration of plasma per unit of time and is directly r/t the perfusion pressure of renal blood flow
glomerular filtration rate (GFR)
autoregulation of renal blood flow and sympathetic neural regulation of vasoconstriction is maintained by what
glomerular filtration rate
jobs of the kidneys
- regulate BP
- filter blood of toxins (filtration, reabsorption & secretion)
- concentrate urine
- maintain acid/base balance
- help control production of RBCs
the functional unit of the kidney
nephron
how many nephrons in each kidney
1.2 million
vascular components of the nephron
renal artery afferent arteriole multiple capillary tufts (in capsule of glomerulus) efferent arteriole peritubular capillaries and vasa recta interlobular veins renal veins
what is the first place in the kidney to receive diluted urine
Bowman’s capsule - coming from glomerulus
water, small molecules & ions filter thru the capillary walls into Bowman’s capsule. this fluid is called
nephritic filtrate - blood plasma minus most plasma proteins (interstitial fluid)
where does nephritic filtrate go from Bowman’s capsule
proximal tubule
what molecules and substances are reabsorbed in the proximal tubules by active transport?
glucose
amino acids
the active transport of Na+ out of the proximal tubule is controlled by what hormone?
Angiotensin II
active transport of phophate back into blood is regulated by….
parathyroid hormone and fibroblast growth factor
H2O follows the nephritic filtrate by what process
osmosis
H2O flows out of ( ) by osmosis because the interstitial fluid
is ( )
Loop of Henle
hypertonic
More reabsorption of Na+ and H2O happens in the…
distal tubules and collecting ducts
1st step in urine formation where permeable substances from blood are filtered
glomerular filtration
retains substances that are needed by the body, removes them and returns them to the blood
tubular reabsorption
excretes chemicals that are not needed by the body and adds material to the filtrate from the blood
tubular secretion
drugs that increase urine production
diuretics
what is the site of action for “loop” diuretics
ascending limb of the Loop of Henle
two important jobs of kidneys to maintain acid/base balance
- reabsorb bicarb from urine
2. excrete H+ ions into urine
which is slower to compensate for acid/base imbalances, kidneys or lungs
kidneys