Urinary Physiology Flashcards
The PCT is confined where in the kidney?
Cortex
PCT functions in (reabsorption/secretion/both)
both
DCT functions in (reabsorption/secretion/both)
More in secretion than reabsorption
What is the average adult male rate of filtrate formation?
125ml/min
What is the mean arterial pressure?
80-180mm Hg
When filtrate enters PCT, it is (hyper,iso,hypo) -smotic to plasma and interstitial fluid
Isosmotic
Filtrate reaches its highest concentration where?
At the bend of the Loop of Henle
What section of the nephron is water impermeable?
Thick portion of ascending loop
What section of the nephron is water reabsorbed passively?
Thin descending loop of Henle
Urine is (hyper,iso,hypo) tonic in the thin descending loop of Henle
hypertonic
Urine is (hyper,iso,hypo) tonic in the early DCT
hypotonic
What does parathyroid hormone do to the kidney?
- Decrease phosphate reabsorption at PCT
2. Increase calcium reabsorption at DCT
PCT Descending Loop Ascending Loop DCT Collecting tubules
Secretes just H+ and K+
Collecting tubules and DCT
PCT Descending Loop Ascending Loop DCT Collecting tubules
Actively reabsorbs Na+ and Cl-
DCT
PCT Descending Loop Ascending Loop DCT Collecting tubules
Reabsorbs H2O only
Descending Loop