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This study guide provides a comprehensive overview of fluid balance and renal physiology, covering key concepts such as icf and ecf, fluid compartments, regulation of ecf volume, hypertonicity and hypotonicity, water balance, kidney structure and function, glomerular filtration, tubular reabsorption, and hormonal regulation of renal function. It includes detailed explanations of important processes, mechanisms, and factors involved in maintaining fluid balance and renal homeostasis.
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ICF - Answer fluid within cells composing 2/3 of total body fluid ECF - Answer fluid surrounding cells composing 1/3 of total body fluid1/5 plasma, 4/5 interstitial fluid, lymph & transcellular fluid are negligible Barriers between plasma and IF - Answer separated by blood vessel walls; atcapillaries, all plasma contents can freely exchange with IF except for proteins any change in one of these compartments is quickly reflected in the other Barriers between ICF and ECF - Answer plasma membrane that surrounds each cell ofthe body does not allow for exchange of proteins from ICF to ECF unequal distribution of ions due to a lack of passive movement from either ICF/ECFconstituents across the plasma membrane Ion concentrations in ICF vs ECF - Answer ICF is richer in K+ ions, while ECF is richer inNa+ Overall fluid balance is dependent on regulating _____ - Answer ECF ECF volume is closely regulated to maintain _____ by changing ______ volume - Answerblood pressure, plasma Short term control factors of BP - Answer baroreceptor reflex and fluid shifts Long term control factors of BP - Answer primary function of the kidney - control of fluidinput/output ____ is important in long term regulation of ECF volume - Answer Salt balance Na+ and Cl- account for ____ of ECF solutes - Answer 90%____ follows Na+ when it is transported across a membrane, to control ECF volume - Answer Water Salt input - Answer poor as it is dependent on dietary salt, but must be replenishedeveryday intake ~3.5g/day, output ~0.5g/day (higher with activity) Salt output - Answer excess salt must be eliminated through feces, sweat, or kidneysThe ____ has the largest role in salt elimination - Answer kidneys Hypertonic ECF - Answer solution outside of the cell has more solutes than solution
inside, forcing water movement out of the cell cell shrinkageHypotonic ECF - Answer solution outside of the cell has fewer solutes than solution inside, forcing water movement into the cell cell expansionCauses of hypertonicity - Answer insufficient water intake, diabetes insipidus (deficiency in vasopressin), excessive water loss through sweat, prolonged vomiting ordiarrhea Causes of hypotonicity - Answer renal failure (treat with dialysis), rapid water ingestion,over secretion of vasopressin Isotonic fluids - Answer have equal osmolarity to normal body fluidsinjection intravenously (into plasma) does not change ECF concentration Regulation of water balance - Answer hypothalamic osmoreceptors located nearvasopressin-secreting and thirst centre Vasopressin - Answer Promotes water retention Regulation of water balance, given large ECF volume loss - Answer at >7% loss of ECFand BP, atrial volume receptors stimulate hypothalamic pathways to stimulate vasopressin release and thirst Primary functions of the kidney - Answer maintain ECF volume, electrolyte composition,and osmolarity In presence of excess water or particular electrolyte, kidneys will _____ - Answerincrease elimination In water or solute deficit, kidneys will _____, but ______ - Answer further reduceelimination, cannot actively correct the deficit Outer layer of the kidney - Answer renal cortexGland sitting on the kidney - Answer adrenal gland Inner layer of the kidney - Answer renal medulla Inter core of the kidney - Answer renal pelvisThe renal pelvis empties into the _____ - Answer ureter Functional unit of the kidney - Answer nephronVascular component of the nephron - Answer renal artery, afferent arteriole,
Glomerular filtration is _____, so the glomerular filtrate that enters the tubules is ___ tothe plasma with the exception of _____ - Answer nonselective, identical, plasma proteins
In order for blood to be filtered, it must pass through the layer of the glomerulus: ______,______, and ______ - Answer glomerular capillary wall, basement membrane, inner layer of the Bowman's capsule Glomerular capillary wall - Answer single layer of endothelial cells with many largepores
large pores allow some small proteins to pass through Basement membrane - Answer contains no cells and is made of collagen to providestructural strength
-ve charged glycoproteins discourage filtration of small proteins (ex. albumin) Inner layer of Bowman's capsule - Answer composed of podocytes that form narrowfiltration slits to allow fluid to pass into the Bowman's capsule
Glomerular capillary blood pressure - Answer pressure exerted by the blood in theglomerular capillaries
greater diameter of the glomerular arteriole, the greater the pressure Plasma-colloid oncotic pressure - Answer presence of large plasma proteins thatcannot be filtered, resisting water movement into Bowman's capsule
Bowman's capsule hydrostatic pressure - Answer pressure of fluid in the Bowman'scapsule, resisting water movement into the Bowman's capsule
The net filtration coefficient considers the ___, ____, and ____ of glomerular filtration -Answer surface area available, permeability, and net filtration pressure
Plasma-colloid and Bowman's capsule pressures are considered ____ - Answerconstants
Kidney stone in the ureter, effect on GF - Answer increases Bowman's capsulehydrostatic pressure, decreasing GF
Diarrhea, effect on GF - Answer more fluid lost than taken in, decreasing blood pressureand plasma volume, increasing plasma-colloid pressure, decreasing GF
changes in GFR and ______ proportional to glomerular capillary blood pressure - Answerdirectly
Controlled changes in GFR - Answer myogenic activity, tubuloglomerular feedback Vasodilation _____ GFR - Answer increases Vasoconstriction _____ GFR - Answer decreases Kidneys receive ____% of cardiac output - Answer 22 the SNS innervates the ____ of the kidneys, to allow for correction of depleted fluidlevels - Answer afferent arterioles
Tubular reabsorption is highly selective and ____ - Answer variable
Function of aldosterone - Answer promotes sodium retention Aldosterone ____ Na+ channels in the luminal membrane and Na+K+ATPase pumps inthe basolateral membrane - Answer increases
Function of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) - Answer inhibits sodium retention Triggers of renin secretion - Answer drop in BP, increases SNS, luminal Na+ decreases Main actions of ANP - Answer inhibit Na+ reabsoption and renin secretion, dilateafferent arteriole to increase GFR
Any substance that is actively reabsorbed will bind to a _____ in the plasma membrane -Answer specific carrier protein
tubular transport maximum is due to a _____ of carrier proteins - Answer limited number When Tm is exceeded, the excess will be excreted in the ______ - Answer urine Renal and normal plasma concentration thresholds are the same for ___ and ____ -Answer phosphate and calcium
____ control can modify renal thresholds to modify reabsorption to match the body'sneeds - Answer hormonal
There is an ___ relationship between phosphate and calcium in the plama - Answerinverse
Increased calcium and decreased phosphate in the plasma directly _____ PTHsuppression - Answer suppresses
PTH ___ phosphate reabsorption by the kidneys - Answer increases ___ in plasma increases activation of vitamin D within the kidney which ____ absorptionof phosphate in the intestine - Answer decrease, promotes
glucose is _____ filterable - Answer freely Passive absorption of ___, ___, and ___ are dependent on Na+ reabsorption - Answerwater, Cl, and urea
___ urea is excreted in renal failure - Answer less Water is mostly reabsorbed in the _____ tubule - Answer proximal K+ is freely filterable in the glomerulus and actively reabsorbed in the _____ - Answerproximal tubule
K+ is secreted to the ___ and ___ tubule - Answer distal and collecting reabsorbing tubular segments have K+ channels in the ____ membrane - Answerbasolateral
K+ secretion is ____ and dependent upon _____ pump - Answer active, Na+K+ATPase rise in K+ directly stimulates release of _____ - Answer aldosterone
than normal bodily fluids vasopressin ___ the the number of aquaporin molecules in the luminal membrane -Answer increases
Osmotic diuresis - Answer increased excretion of water and excess unreabsorbedsolute
seen in diabetics with high glucose levels excess glucose attracts water and increases urine production Water diuresis - Answer increased excretion of water with little to no change in excretedsolutes
____ occurs following alcohol consumption as vasopressin is suppressed - Answerwater diuresis
Urine is stored in the ____ - Answer bladder Urine is transmitted through the ureters by ____ contractions - Answer peristaltic Bladder is highly innervated by the ____, with stimulation causing contraction - AnswerPSNS
Internal sphincter of the bladder is under _____ control - Answer voluntary When the bladder is relaxed, the internal urethral sphincter ____ the outlet to the urethra- Answer closes
External sphincter of the urethra is supported by the _____ and kept closed by ____ ofmotor neurons - Answer pelvic diaphragm, tonic firing
Skeletal muscle of the ____ sphincter of the urethra can tighten to prevent urination -Answer external
5 stages of nutrient breakdown - Answer ingestion, digestion, absorption, distribution,usage
Carbohydrate digestive process - Answer ingested as polysaccharides and absorbed asmonosaccharides
Plant based polysaccharides are mainly ____ - Answer starches Meat polysaccharides mainly contain _____ - Answer glycogen fat digestive process - Answer ingested as TAGs and broken down to 2FA and 1 glycerolwith a FA attached
protein digestive processes - Answer proteins breakdown into single AAs and smallpolysaccharides
enzymatic digestion occurs by _____ - Answer hydrolysis Mucosa - Answer innermost layer that lines the luminal surface highly folded to increase surface area for absorption