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KIDNEY. PHYSIOLOGICAL ANATOMY. TYPES OF NEPHRONS. Cortical nephrons Juxtamedullary nephrons. REGULATORY FUNCTIONS Regulation of water and electrolyte balances. Regulation of acid-base balance Regulation of arterial pressure. Functions of kidney. EXCRETORY FUNCTIONS
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TYPES OF NEPHRONS • Cortical nephrons • Juxtamedullary nephrons
REGULATORY FUNCTIONS Regulation of water and electrolyte balances. Regulation of acid-base balance Regulation of arterial pressure Functions of kidney
EXCRETORY FUNCTIONS Excretion of metabolic waste products Excretion of drugs, hormone metabolites Excretion of foreign chemicals --contd-- Functions of kidney
SECRETORY/ENDOCRINE FUNCTIONS Erythropoeitin Vitamin D-3 OTHER FUNCTIONS Gluconeogenesis Functions of kidney
Three layers 1. Endothelium (Fenestrations) 2. Basement Membrane (Basal Lamina) Negative Charge Mesangial Cells 3. Epithelium (Podocytes) Slit Pores Glomerular capillary membrane
Size of Pores: Maximum 8 nm Albumin: 6 nm < 4 nm: free movement
Determined by: 1. Size 2. Electrical Charge. Filterability of 1.0 0.75 Filterability of solutes