Urinary System Flashcards
main structures of urinary system (5)
Kidney –> renal pelvis –> ureter –> urinary bladder –> urethra
path of kidney vessels
renal artery –> afferent arteriole –> glomerulus –> efferent arteriole –> peritubular capillary plexus/vasa recta –> veins
Three areas of kidney nephrons
renal corpuscle
proximal tubule, nephron loop, distal tubule
juxtaglomerular apparatus
makes up the renal corpuscle (3)
glomerulus, glomerular space, glomerular capsule
what makes up the renal corpuscle
glomerulus and bowman’s capsule
filtration apparatus of the kidney (where blood supply meets nephron)
renal corpuscle
capillary plexus between afferent and efferent arterioles
glomerulus
what does the glomerulus contain (3)
fenestrated endothelium
intraglomerular mesangial cells
podocytes
produce internal half of basal lamina of glomerulus for filtration of elements of blood
fenestrated endothelium (lamina rara interna)
two types of intraglomerular mesangial cells
phagocytic
contractile - regulate capillary blood flow
branched interdigitating cells covering external surface of the capillary, with numerous foot processes separated by slit pore diaphragm
podocytes
lamina rara externa
where are renal corpuscles found
renal cortex
barriers for filtration at renal glomerulus (3)
endothelium
basal lamina
podocyte slit diaphragm
slit diaphragm limits filtration based on _____
charge
Bowman’s capsule consists of (2)
Layer of simple squamous epithelium surrounding glomerulus
Bowman’s space
visceral layer of Bowman’s capsule is made of ____
parietal layer surrounds _____
podocytes
glomerulus
Bowman’s space collects ____ and sends it to the ____
ultrafiltrate
proximal tubule
What are the 3 renal tubules
proximal tubule
nephron loop (loop of Henle)
distal tubule
tissue of proximal tubule
cuboidal epithelium with brush border
four parts of loop of Henle
thick descending limb
thin descending limb
thick ascending limb
thin ascending limb
distal tubule contains the ______ which is adjacent to the afferent arteriole and part of the juxtaglomerular apparatus
macula densa
path of ultrafiltrate
Bowman’s space -> proximal tubule -> thick descending limb of nephron loop -> thin descending limb -> thin ascending -> thick ascending limb -> distal tubule
Three parts of juxtaglomerular apparatus
macula densa
juxtaglomerular cells of afferent
arteriole
extraglomerular mesangial cells
what does the macula densa do?
senses Na+ in filtrate of distal tubule and communicates with JG cells
JG cells contain _____ which activates RAAS to _______ and ______
renin
vasoconstriction (increase BP)
stimulate aldosterone secretion (increase blood volume)
where are the collecting tubules?
connected to the distal convoluted tubule
cells in the cortical region of the collecting tubules (2)
principal cells - sensitive to ADH and permeable to water
intercalated cells - type A and type B for acid/base balance