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WHS Urinary System 3
kidney regulation, tubular secretion, micturition
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Physiology
12th Grade
11/19/2010

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Term
Distal convoluted tubule
Definition
Where does tubular secretion mostly occur in nephron?
Term
waste products like excess salts, drugs, medicine are secreted into DCT from the blood.
Definition
What happens during tubular secretion?
Term
urea, urobilin, H+, K+, penicillin, marijuana, cocaine
Definition
Give examples of secreted wastes?
Term
If the blood is acidic, H+ is secreted into the DCT, so it will be excreted from body.
Definition
How does tubular secretion help maintain blood pH?
Term
5 or 6, but 4.5-8 is considered normal
Definition
Urine is normally what pH?
Term
Proximal Convoluted Tubule
Definition
Where does tubular reabsorption mostly happen?
Term
K+ will be secreted b/c K+ moves in the opposite direction of Na+. So if the blood has too much K+ we can eliminate it in the kidney by reabsorbing Na+.
Definition
If Na+ is actively reabsorbed back into the blood in the DCT, what will happen to K+ in the DCT?
Term
regulate water amounts in the urine
Definition
What is the main function of the collecting duct?
Term
antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
Definition
What hormones regulates the permeability of the collecting duct?
Term
permeable
Definition
In the presence of ADH, the collecting duct is ___________ to water.
Term
pituitary gland
Definition
Where is ADH made?
Term
hypothalamus; it triggers the pituitary to make ADH
Definition
What organ serves as the neural control of the collecting duct?
Term
hypothalamus
Definition
What organ triggers the "thirst" sensation?
Term
aldosterone from the adrenal gland
Definition
What hormone regulates Na+ levels in the blood?
Term
more; so that Na+ will be reabsorbed
Definition
If blood Na+ levels are low, will a person be making more or less aldosterone?
Term
reabsorbed
Definition
If Na+ is reabsorbed, water will be __________
Term
Renin from the kidney cause the adrenal gland to make aldosterone.
Definition
What's the connection between renin and aldosterone?
Term
alcohol, caffeine, antihistamines
Definition
what common substances are diuretics?
Term
They cause you to urinate even when you're dehydrated.
Definition
What do diuretics do?
Term
angiotensin II
Definition
renin --> _____________ --> aldosterone
Term
Both can be used to save water.
Aldosterone can cause the release of ADH
Definition
What's the relationship between aldosterone and ADH
Term
drops
Definition
When blood volume drops, blood pressure _________
Term
it makes it constrict to reduce GFR (glomerular filtration rate)
Definition
What does renin do to the afferent arteriole?
Term
An enzyme from the lungs causes the formation of angiotensin II in the blood, which causes the release of aldosterone. Also, exhaled air releases moisture which can affect our urine output.
Definition
What's a connection between the lungs and the kidney?
Term
It causes reabsorption of Na+, which causes reabsorption of water. 2) it can trigger release of ADH 3) it can trigger thirst
Definition
What are 3 ways aldosterone can cause water to be retained in the body?
Term
shorter urethra allows easier path for bacteria
Definition
Why are females more prone to bladder infections than males?
Term
prostate
Definition
What gland in males can cause urination problems?
Term
stretch receptors in the bladder wall are distended
Definition
What causes the urge to urinate?
Term
sacral part of spinal cord
Definition
Where is the micturition reflex located?
Term
parasympathetic
Definition
Is the micturition reflex sympathetic or parasympathetic?
Term
about a half a cup
Definition
How much urine in bladder causes us to start feeling the "urge" to go?
Term
The external urethral sphincter
Definition
Which micturition sphincter muscle do you consciously control?
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