Week 2 Cellular Environment Flashcards
Properties of water: speak of specific heat (H/L); surface tension (H/L) hydrogen bonding and ph; boils at _____ and freezes at ____
High specific heat High surface tension Form hydrogen bonds with itself. Neutral ph 100; 32
Water moves between plasma and interstitial through
OSMOSIS and HYDROSTATIC pressure
Renin-angiotesin-aldosterone system (RAAS): is is a _______ of the _______ stimulated by _______. Responsible for the _________ by _____Tubules of the kidney nephron.
Steroid hormone of the adrenal cortex
stimulated by angiotensin II
Reabsorption of sodium by distal tubular (collecting duct) of the kidney nephron.
Natriuretic peptides
Decreased tubular reabsorption of sodium and promotes urinary excretion of sodium
Atrial natriuretic peptide
Brain natriuretic peptide.
Hypernatremia
Related to sodium gain or water loss
Hyponatremia
Excess water accumulation (dilution)
Causes of hyponatremia
Excessive sweatingv
vomiting/diarrhea
Diuretics use
excessive urine production (diabetes)
Sodium deficits cause
Plasma hypoosmolality and
Hypochloremia
the result of hyponatremia and elevated bicarbonate concentration
Know HYPOTONIC Alteration
Cell swell
Know ISOTONIC Alteration
cell neutral
Know HYPERTONIC Alteration
Cell shrinks
The major intracellular cation
Potassium
Hyperkalemia
Lead to _______(EKG)
> 5.5
Abnormal T waves on the EKG
ECG changes in potassium imbalance
U wave
Prolonged
Peaked T waves
U-wave
repolarization
Calcium located in the
Calcium controlled by 3 hormones: cite
bone
parathyroid hormone, vitamin D, calcitonin (Thyroid)
PTH
Secretion in response to low blood calcium levels
What decreased blood calcium
Calcitonin
Osteoblasts
Build bone
Osteoclasts
Cracks bone.
Hyperphosphotemia related to _______ ___levels
low calcium
Treatment for hyperphosphate
treat underlying condition
Treatment for hyperphosphate
treat underlying condition
Magnesium is a intracellular -_______
Cation
List the four common of increase EDEMA
There are four common causes of increased edema
- increased hydrostatic pressure
- decreased plasma oncotic pressure
- increased capillary membrane permeability
- lymphatic obstruction.
During acidosis, potassium is shifted ______cell in exchange for hydrogen ions.
out of the
Aldosterone is secreted when potassium is ________
elevated.
Causes of Hypernatremia
Inappropriate administration of hypertonic saline
Cushing Syndrome
Over-secretion of Aldosterone
In DKA, potassium is shifted _____ in exchange for hydrogen ions, and then shifted back into the cells when _____ is given
out ; insulin
Hyperparathyroid causes an ______ In calcium. Causes of HYPERPARATHYROIDISM
increase in calcium.
bone metastases with calcium resorption from cervical, breast, and prostate cancer.
Sarcoidosis
_______ a hormone that is secreted when sodium levels are depressed.
ALDOSTERONE
Aldosterone is secreted when potassium is ________or sodium is ________
increased; decreased.
______________ often occurs with acidosis.
Hyperkalemia
During acidosis, hydrogen is taken up in the cell; when this occurs,__________________
it is exchanged for potassium and serum potassium rises.
Aldosterone promotes the secretion of ________
potassium.
Thirst is experienced when water loss is equal to approximately ______ of body weight.
2%
______ and ________ are the primary factors that regulate water balance.
Thirst and secretion of ADH
When the ECF is ________, water moves from the intravascular space to the interstitial space, across the cell membrane into the cell. This causes the cell to swell.
hypotonic; swell.
__________major intracellular cation other than K+
Magnesium