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17 Cards in this Set
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Define the function of the urinary system |
To regulate the volume, composition and PH of body fluids |
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What forms the nephron filter? |
Capillary Basement membrane Visceral layer of Bowman’s capsule (podacytes) |
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Fluid moves into the nephron by passing though...? |
Visceral layer or Bowman’s capsule Glomerular capillary |
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What is the functional unit of the kidney? |
Nephron |
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Where do the efferent arterioles lead to? |
Capillary net around the nephron |
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What is found in both the plasma and the proximal convoluted tubule? |
Glucose |
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What pressure acts to move fluid out of the glomerulus? |
Hydrostatic pressure in the capillary |
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If your blood pressure increases or decreases what would happen to the GFR? |
It would stay the same |
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Angiotensin |
Vasoconstriction Increases GRF More angiotensin receptors on the efferent |
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Where would vasodilation happen to increase GFR? |
Afferent arteriole |
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What does not get through the nephron filter? |
Cells, protein, albumin, fibrinogen |
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What is regulated with auto regulation? |
GRF |
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What is GFR? |
Glomerular filtration rate 180 L/day or 125 ml/min ^going through all nephrons |
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How are waist products like creatinine handled? |
Filtered only |
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How is stuff you want like glucose filtered? |
Filtered and re absorbed |
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How is stuff you want some of like na+ and electrolytes handled? |
Filtered and partial reabsorption |
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How is stuff your body needs to excrete like k and hydrogen handled? |
Filtration and secretion |
