Renal function and intro to Urinalysis
Renal pyramids
Nephrons
Macula densa
Renal pelvis
Uric acid
Urea
Glucose
Creatinine
Macula densa
Renal pelvis
Nephron
Bowman's capsule
Oliguria
Pyruia
Albuminuria
Diuresis
Vasa recta
Urea collectors
Capillary tuft
Trigone
Re-absorption of sodium ions
Re-absorption of water by osmosis
Secretion of hydrogen ions
Secretion of potassium ions
Glucosuria
Uremia
Glucose intolerance
Ureteritis
Decrease water re-absorption
Increase water re-absorption
Decrease urine concentration
Increase urine volume
10 million
1 million
100,000
10,000
Conjugation of bile
Excretion of water
Conservation of water
Excretion of wastes
To maintain fluid volume
To maintain solute concentration
To eliminate waste
All of the above
Nephron
Collecting tubule
Loop of Henle
Meatus
Is called passive transport
Requires little or no energy
Is called active transport
Only occurs in the glomerulus
Cortex
Renal calyx
Medulla
Renal pelvis
Cortex
Medulla
Renal pelvis
Renal calyx
Ureters
Renal veins
Urethras
Renal calyx
Afferent arteriole
Aorta
Efferent arteriole
Juxtaglomerular apparatus
125 ml/min
1250 ml/min
1,000,000 ml/min
12 ml/min
Elimination of wastes through the meatus
Taking back of needed substances from the tubules into the body
Elimination of wastes from capillaries into the lumen
Elimination of large molecular weight proteins through the efferent arterioles
Renal threshold
Maximal reabsorptive capacity
Renal concentration
Osmotic gradient
True
False
True
False
True
False
True
False
True
False
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