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What are the five known functions of intraglomerular mesangial cells

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structural support of glomerular capillaries
regulation of the glomerular filtration rate
mesangial matrix formation
Phagocytosis
monitoring of capillary lumen glucose concentration.

2
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produces a messangial matrix which contains fibronectin, type 4 collagen, prelecan and laminin

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mesangial cells

3
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Glomerular capillaries are fenestrated by

a two-layered filtration membrane called:

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Fenestrated capillaries / Endothelial cells

podocytes

4
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What cells cells control capillary blood flow

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Mesangial cells

5
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What kind of epithilium does the Proximal convoluted tubule have?

Whats the purpose

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Simple cuboidal epithelium with microvilli

Reabsorb organic nutrients, water, ions and plasma proteins

6
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what is the Loop of Henle

What kind of epithelium does it have?

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Descending and ascending limbs, each containing a thick and thin segment
Thin = simple squamous epithelium, thick = cuboidal
Descending = permeable to water, reabsorbs Na and Cl
Ascending = impermeable, but actively moves ions

7
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what is the purpose of Distal convoluted tubule

what kind of epithilium does it have

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Important for:
Secretion of ions, acids, drugs, toxins
Reabsorption of Na and Ca
Reabsorption of water

  1. Epithelium is simple cuboidal WITHOUT microvilli
8
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What are the two cell types of collecting duct that work together to control the acid-base balance of the blood

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Principal cells – reabsorb water and secrete K

Intercalated cells
Alpha IC secrete H and reabsorb HCO3
Beta IC secrete HCO3 and reabsorb H

9
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What are the two cell types of collecting duct that work together to control the acid-base balance of the blood

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Principal cells – reabsorb water and secrete K

10
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What are the two types of Intercalated cells?

What do they absorb and secrete?

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Alpha IC(Intercalated cells) secrete H and reabsorb HCO3

Beta IC secrete HCO3 and reabsorb H

11
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what ducts do nephrons pass through to reach the minor calyx

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Several individual nephrons empty into a collecting duct
Several collecting ducts empty into a papillary duct
Papillary ducts converge as a minor calyx

12
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What are the three stages of urine formation?

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Filtration
reabsorption
secretion

13
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describe filtration

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Filtration – solutes pass through filtration membrane of renal corpuscle

14
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describe reabsorption

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Reabsorption – removal of water and solutes from that filtrate

15
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describe secretion

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Secretion – a backup process for filtration in which materials move from peritubular fluids into the collecting tubule, an important route for the removal of many drugs

16
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What is transport maximum? (T^m)

What does it secrete and/or absorb?

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Transport Maximum (Tm) = saturation level of the transport system (carrier proteins)

Secretion seldom saturates in healthy people
Reabsorption can saturate, especially after a meal, so glucose and amino acids can show up in urine

17
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What is the adverage amount of filtration produced each minute? (GFR)

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Amount of filtrate produce each minute = average of 125 mL/minute

18
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Glomeruli produce about ___ liters of filtrate each day, but most (__%) is reabsorbed

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180 liters

99%

19
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GFR is controlled by:

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Autoregulation
Hormonal control
Autonomic regulation

20
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What are the functions of the renal tubule?

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reabsorb organic nutrients
reabsorb 90% of water
secretes remaining waste

21
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What are the Three types of organic waste:

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Urea = generated through breakdown of amino acids

Creatinine = breakdown product of creatine phosphate during skeletal muscle contraction

Uric acid = waste formed through recycling of nitrogen bases from RNA

22
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how is Urea formed?

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Urea = generated through breakdown of amino acids

23
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how is creatinine formed?

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Creatinine = breakdown product of creatine phosphate during skeletal muscle contraction

24
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How is uric acid formed?

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Uric acid = waste formed through recycling of nitrogen bases from RNA