Word Phrase sheet Flashcards
transport maximum
limit to the rate at which a solute can be transported during active reabsorption or secretion
what is the glucose transport maximum?
when all nephrons have reached their max capacity to reabsorb glucose
sodium is ____transported and doesn’t demonstrate what?
actively, transport maximum
is it possible for a solute to not have a transport maximum?
yes
what is gradient-time transport?
solutes that are passively absorbed and depend on the electrochemical gradient, the permeability of membrane to the substance and the time the fluid containing the substance remains in the tubule
explain the gradient time transport for sodium.
the greater the concentration of sodium in the proximal tubule, the greater the reabsorption rate
what happens when the flow rate for sodium is slow?
the slower the flow rate of tubular fluid, the greater the amount of sodium that can be reabsorbed
what is osmosis?
diffusion from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration sodium that causes osmosis of water between highly permeability cells in the proximal tubule
when water goes through osmosis, what does it cause?
a solvent drag
what is solvent drag?
movement of water carries solutes with it
when can water go through a membrane?
only if the tubular membrane is permeable to water
What does raising peritubular capillary hydrostatic pressure cause?
an increase in arterial pressure and a decrease in reabsorption rate
What is a lower peritubular capillary hydrostatic pressure caused by?
an increase in resistance of either afferent or efferent arterioles and increases reabsorption rate
What happens when there is an increase in resistance at the efferent arteriole?
increases glomerular capillary hydrostatic pressure and decreases peritubular capillary hydrostatic pressure
What does ADH do?
increases water permeability in the distal tubule, collecting tubule and collecting duct
Osmoreceptor cells fire and stimulate what?
posterior pituitary to release ADH
When sodium increases ____Eq/L above normal, what happens?
2, there is a desire to ingest fluid
When there is a desire to ingest fluid, what is that called?
threshold for drinking
What is the equation for GFR?
renal plasma flow x filtration fraction
What is typical GFR?
110mL/m
GFR is increased by what?
altering renal plasma flow or filtration fraction
How do you alter renal plasma flow?
increase CO, dilate afferent arterioles in kidney
How do you alter filtration fraction?
contract eferent arteriole, increase glomerular pressure
GFR is determined by what forces?
hydrostatic and colloid osmotic forces across the capillary membrane and capillary filtration coefficient
Which pressures favor filtration?
hydrostatic pressure inside glomerular capillaries and colloid osmotic pressure of proteins in Bowman’s capsule
Which pressures inhibit filtration?
hydrostatic pressure inside Bowman’s capsule and colloid osmotic pressure of glomerular capillary proteins
What is the equation for net filtration pressure?
+hydrostatic pressure inside glomerular capillaries
-hydrostatic pressure inside bowman’s capsule
-colloid osmotic pressure of glomerular capillary proteins
+colloid osmotic pressure of proteins in Bowman’s capsule
Kf stands for what?
capillary filtration coefficient
how is capillary filtration coefficient related to GFR?
proportionally related, so if Kf is decreased, then GFR is decreased
How is the bowman’s capsule related to GFR?
inversely related, so if bowman’s is decreased, then GFR is increased
How is glomerular colloid osmotic pressure related to GFR?
inversely related, so if glomerular colloid osmotic pressure is decreased, GFR is increased
How is glomerular hydrostatic pressure related to GFR?
proportionally related, so if glomerular hydrostatic pressure is decreased, GFR is decreased
How is arterial pressure related to GFR?
proportionally related, so if arterial pressure is increased, then GFR is increased
how is constricting the afferent arterioles related to GFR?
if you constrict afferent arterioles, you decrease GFR
How is glomerular capillary membrane different from other capillaries in the body?
it has 3 layers, endothelium, basement membrane, epithelial cell layer