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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
11/26/2008

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Term
The Urinary system is composed of?
Definition
Kidneys, Ureters, Urinary Bladder, Urethra
Term
What are three functions of the urinary system?
Definition
Help control pH, filtration, elimination of waste
Term
What are the three steps of urine production?
Definition
Filtration (water and solutes), Reabsorbtion (water and solutes), Secretion (remaining solutes cross into tubules to be excreted)
Term
How much blood do the kidneys filter in 24 hours, and how much urine do they produce?
Definition
150 - 180 liters (1200ml flow per minute), 1 liter of urine
Term
What is the maximum capacity of the bladder?
Definition
700-800 ml
Term
About how many nephrons are in the kidney?
Definition
1.2 million
Term
What percentage of cardiac output do the kidneys recieve?
Definition
25%
Term
When is the filtrate called urine?
Definition
After the tubules
Term
What are the goals of urine formation?
Definition
Maintain homeostasis of blood volume and composition
Term
How many layers of muscle does the bladder have?
Definition
3 layers of smooth muscle
Term
Define net filtration pressure?
Definition
Blood hydrostatic pressure (35mm Hg) minus Osmotic pressure (25mm Hg).
Term
What "salt retaining" hormone indirectly helps regulate bp.
Definition
Aldosterone
Term
Durring the reabosorbtion step of urine production what capillaries absorb the fluid?
Definition
Peritubular capillaries
Term
Filtration is done through a _____________ gradiant.
Definition
pressure
Term
How is intrinsic control in the kidney controlled?
Definition
Autoregulation of vascular resistance of afferent arterioles (dilitation and constriction)
Term
What type of kidney regulation prevails under normal conditions?
Definition
Intrinsic
Term
What is the function of instrinsic control of the kidney?
Definition
To maintain GFR in the kidney (Glomerular Filtration Rate)
Term
Extrinsic kidney control functions to maintain ________.
Definition
Blood pressure
Term
What are the two mechanisms of kidney intrinsic control?
Definition
Myogenic mechanism and Tubuloglomerular feedback mechanism.
Term
Tubuloglomerular feedback mechanism (intrinsic) is based on?
Definition
NaCl levels
Term
Norepinephrine is involved in intrinsic or extrinsic control?
Definition
extrinsic
Term
The renal-angiotensin mechanism is triggered by?
Definition
BP below 80mm Hg (systolic) - hemorrhage, dehydration
Term
The urinary system works with what three other systems?
Definition
Cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine
Term
What does the urinary system eliminate?
Definition
metabolic wastes, toxins, drugs, hormones, salts, H+, water
Term
What is the bloodflow throught the kidney begining at the renal artery?
Definition
renal artery, segmental, interlobar, arcuate, interlobular, afferent arteriole, glomerulus, efferent arteriole, peritubular capillaries, interlobular vein, arcuate vein, interlobar vein, renal vein, inferior vena cava
Term
what are the two basic mechanisms of urine formation?
Definition
membrane permeability and net filtration
Term
Define Glomerular filtration Rate and what is the normal value?
Definition
Volume of filtrate formed each minute, about 120-125ml
Term
GFR (Glomerular filtration rate) is directly proportional to ?
Definition
NFP (Net Filtration Pressure)
Term
What are the consequences of a small drop in NFP (Net filtration pressure)?
Definition
It can STOP filtration
Term
Why is high permeability and high surface area good in the kidney?
Definition
It allows for large amounts of filtrate production
Term
What two systems are control extrinsic GFR regulation?
Definition
Sympathetic Nervous system and the Renal-Angiotensin Mechanism
Term
Extrinsic GFR regulation activates under?
Definition
Stress
Term
Renin-angiotensin mechanism begins with the release of _______ from granular cells.
Definition
Renin
Term
What is the end result of the Renin-angiotensin mechanism?
Definition
Systemic and glomerular hydrostatic pressure increase, Restored bp and blood volume
Term
PCT reabsorbs __% of glomerular filtrate.
Definition
65%
Term
Secretion of what two ions regulate the body pH?
Definition
Hydrogen and Bicarbonate ions
Term
What are two endocrine control hormones?
Definition
Aldosterone (salt retaining hormone) and Atrial natiuretic peptide (ANP - released by heart in response to incresed BP) also Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH)
Term
Kidneys maintain water balance by?
Definition
Preventing excess water loss
Term
The pH of urine is normally?
Definition
6 (4.5 to 8.2)
Term
What is the water percentage of urine?
Definition
95%
Term
Name the solutes in urine?
Definition
Uric Acid, Creatinine, Sulphate, Phosphate, K+, NaCl, Urea
Term
BUN is?
Definition
Amount of nigrogenous waste in blood
Term
If a water imbalance is present between Intersticial fluid (ICF) and Extracallular fluid, what mechanism rebalances it?
Definition
Osmosis
Term
What plays a principle role in water distribution and total water content?
Definition
electrolytes.
Term
What hormones stimulates water conservation in the kidneys when dehydrated?
Definition
Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH)and Aldosterone
Term
Water follows _________?
Definition
Salt
Term
Hyponatremia is?
Definition
Low Plasma sodium (<130 mEq/l)
Term
Hypernatremia is?
Definition
High plasma sodium (>145 mEq/l)
Term
ADH responds to?
Definition
Osmolarity
Term
ANP responds to?
Definition
Fluid volume
Term
Aldosterone responds to?
Definition
Fluid volume
Term
Define an acid?
Definition
Substance that releases H+ ions in solution
Term
Define a Base?
Definition
Substance that takes up H+ ions (releases OH-) in solution
Term
Define a strong acid.
Definition
Substance that dissociates completely
Term
Define dissociation.
Definition
sepaarates and breaks down ions completely and evenly
Term
A buffer system is?
Definition
Systems within the body that resist changes in pH
Term
Name two Physiologicl buffers.
Definition
Respiratory and Urinary system
Term
What are three chemical buffers?
Definition
Bicarbonate, Phosphate, Protein
Term
A reaction to the "left" removes ____ and results in a _______ pH.
Definition
removes H+, results in a higher pH (more basic)
Term
Most CO2 generated by cells is converted into?
Definition
Carbonic acid
Term
True or False: Bicarbonate buffer system is the primary buffer to increase pH.
Definition
False : seldom used to increase pH
Term
In the bicarbonate buffer system, what organ excretes HCO3 (bicarbonate)?
Definition
Kidneys
Term
66% of all chemical buffering in the body is done by the ___________ buffer system.
Definition
Protein
Term
What system is able to neutralize 2 to 3 more times as much acid as chemical buffer alone?
Definition
Respiratory system(physiological buffer)
Term
What is the most powerful buffer system?
Definition
Renal (slow response)
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