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11 Cards in this Set
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Blood in the vasa recta is hyper or hypo tonic?
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Hypertonic
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What are the 2 poles of the renal corpuscle? What do they do?
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1. Vascular pole-- where the afferent arteriole enters.
2. Urinary pole-- where the proximal convoluted tubule exits. |
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Ring of cells surrounding junction of Bowman's space and afferent arteriole
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Granular peripolar cells
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4 cell types that make up the Juxtaglomerular apparatus
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1. Juxtaglomerular cells
2. Macula Densa 3. Extraglomerular mesangial 4. Granular peripolar |
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These cells produce renin
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JG cells
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Angiotensinogen is produced here.
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Liver and adipocytes
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The action of renin
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Converts angiotensinogen into Angiotensin I
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action of Angiontensin II
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Consticts blood vessels and raises BP
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These cells of the JG App have baroreceptors
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JG cells
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These cells sense sodium chloride content of blood
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Macula densa cells
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ACE inhibitors have this overall affect on the body.
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Lower BP
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