What Are the Functions of the Kidney?

What Are the Functions of the Kidney?

<p>Study Guide Test 6</p><p>What are the functions of the kidney?</p><p>Review the innervations of the micturition reflex</p><p>Define:</p><p>Micturition</p><p>Nephron</p><p>Glomerulus</p><p>Internal and external urethral sphincter ( and how are they controlled?)</p><p>Countercurrent multiplier</p><p>Net filtration pressure</p><p>Reabsorption</p><p>Secretion</p><p>Obligatory water loss</p><p>Glycosuria</p><p>PAH (purpose)</p><p>GFR</p><p>Renal plasma clearance</p><p>Know the structure of the nephron and tubular system</p><p>Know the structure/function of the filtration barrier in the glomerulus What are the responses of the afferent arteriole to sympathetic stimulation or hypotension or hypertension?</p><p>What is renal autoregulation and how does it affect the afferent arteriole and GFR:</p><p>--if BP increases?</p><p>--if BP decreases?</p><p>Review what happens to Na, Cl and H2O in the loop of henle</p><p>Which part of the loop is impermeable to water? Salt?</p><p>Trace the osmolarity of the filtrate as it passes through the tubular system.</p><p>How is urea transported in the collecting duct?</p><p>With respect to Renal Plasma Clearance and GFR:</p><p>What happens when a substance is filtered and secreted?</p><p>What happens when a substance is filtered only?</p><p>What is the purpose of diuretics? And what effect does loop and Thiazide diuretics have on the nephron?</p><p>What is the function of aldosterone? What stimulates its release? What is the function of rennin? What stimulates its release?</p><p>Give examples of autoimmune diseases of the kidney.</p><p>What are some of the effects of renal insuffiency?</p><p>Changes in BP and blood volume are detected where?</p><p>How do the kidneys respond to acidosis?</p><p>Alkalosis?</p><p>**go over the blood flow through the kidney, starting with the renal artery and ending with the renal vein.**</p><p>Chapter 20</p><p>FSH stimulates what in the male? Female?</p><p>LH stimulates what in the male? Female?</p><p>What happens to these hormones after menopause?</p><p>Define:</p><p>Spermatogenesis</p><p>Oogenesis</p><p>Spermiogenesis Spermiation</p><p>Ovulation</p><p>Primary follicle</p><p>Secondary follicle</p><p>Graffian follicle</p><p>Epididymus</p><p>Prostate</p><p>Seminal vesicles</p><p>Polar body</p><p>In males, what occurs(is formed) after: mitosis</p><p>Meiosis I</p><p>Meiosis II</p><p>What is the best form of contraception?</p><p>What is in contraceptive pills?</p><p>What is the rhythm cycle?</p><p>Compare the phases of the uterine and ovarian cycles and which overlap.</p><p>What triggers ovulation?</p>

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