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Urinary System. Ch 26. Function. Remove nitrogenous wastes Maintain electrolyte, acid-base, and fluid balance of blood Homeostatic organ Acts as blood filter Release hormones: calcitriol & erythropoietin. Kidneys as Filters. Diuretic- lose water; coffee, alcohol
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Urinary System Ch 26
Function • Remove nitrogenous wastes • Maintain electrolyte, acid-base, and fluid balance of blood • Homeostatic organ • Acts as blood filter • Release hormones: calcitriol & erythropoietin
Kidneys as Filters • Diuretic- lose water; coffee, alcohol • Antidiuretic- retain water; ADH • Aldosterone- sodium & water reabsorption, and K+ excretion • GFR= 180 liters (50 gal) of blood/day • 178-179 liters are reabsorbed back into blood • Excrete a protein free filtrate
Each kidney contains over 1 million nephrons and thousands of collecting ducts renal cortex renal medulla DCT Glomerulus PCT Collecting duct Loop of Henle
Nephron’s functions: • glomerular filtration • tubular reabsorption • tubular secretion
Composition of Glomerular Filtrate • Water • Small Soluble Organic Molecules • Mineral Ions
Proximal Convoluted Tubule Reabsorbs: water, glucose, amino acids, and sodium. • 65% of Na+ is reabsorbed • 65% of H2O is reabsorbed • 90% of filtered bicarbonate (HCO3-) • 50% of Cl- and K+
Loop of Henle Creates a gradient of increasing sodium ion concentration towards the end of the loop within the interstitial fluid of the renal pyramid. • 25% Na+ is reabsorbed in the loop • 15% water is reabsorbed in the loop • 40% K is reabsorbed in the loop
Distal Convoluted Tubule Under the influence of the hormone aldosterone, reabsorbs sodium and secretes potassium. Also regulates pH by secreting hydrogen ion when pH of the plasma is low. • only 10% of the filtered NaCl and 20% of water remains
Collecting Duct Allows for the osmotic reabsorption of water. ADH (antidiuretic hormone)- makes collecting ducts more permeable to water-- produce concentrated urine
Urine • Water- 95% • Nitrogenous waste: • urea • uric acid • creatinine • Ions: • sodium • potassium • sulfate • phosphate From the original 1800 g NaCl, only 10 g appears in the urine
urea Nitrogenous Wastes uric acid ammonia
Hormonal Control of Kidney Function ADH ANP Renin-Aldosterone-Angiotensin
Fig. 18.09 ADH
posterior pituitary antidiuretic hormone collecting ducts Hormonal Control of Kidney Function hypothalamus
ANP aldosterone
Regulation of Aldosterone secretion by renin-angiotensin-aldosterone (RAA) pathway Fig. 18.16
juxtaglomerular apparatus renin Hormonal Control of Kidney Function reduced blood pressure and glomerular filtrate
angiotensinogen angiotensin I angiotensin II Hormonal Control of Kidney Function renin
adrenal cortex aldosterone convoluted tubules Hormonal Control of Kidney Function angiotensin II
ureters internal sphincters external sphincters urethra Urinary Bladder
Bladder • Mucosa (transitional epithelium) • Muscular layer (detrusor muscle): 3 layers of smooth muscle • Fibrous adventia
Sphincter Muscles on Bladder • Internal urethral sphincter: • Smooth muscle • Involuntary control • More superiorly located • External Urethral sphincter: • Skeletal muscle • Voluntary control • Posteriorly located
Diuresis (Micturition) When bladder fills with 200 ml of urine, stretch receptors transmit impulses to the CNS and produce a reflex contraction of the bladder (PNS) When is incontinence normal?
Urinalysis Why do doctors ask for a urine sample? • characteristics: • smell- ammonia-like • pH- 4.5-8, ave 6.0 • specific gravity– more than 1.0; ~1.001-1.030 • color- affected by what we eat: salty foods, vitamins
Odor odor- normal is ammonia-like diabetes mellitus- smells fruity or acetone like due to elevated ketone levels diabetes insipidus- yucky asparagus---
pH- range 4.5-8 ave 6.0 vegetarian diet- urine is alkaline protein rich and wheat diet- urine is acidic
Color Color- pigment is urochrome Yellow color due to metabolic breakdown of hemoglobin (by bile or bile pigments) Beets or rhubarb- might give a urine pink or smoky color Vitamins- vitamin C- bright yellow Infection- cloudy
Specific Gravity Water: s.g. = 1g/liter; Urine: s.g. ~ 1.001 to 1.030 Pyelonephritus- urine has high s.g.; form kidney stones Diabetes insipidus- urine has low s.g.; drinks excessive water; injury or tumor in pituitary
Abnormal Constitutes of Urine • Glucose- when present in urine condition called glycosuria (nonpathological) [glucose not normally found in urine] • Indicative of: • Excessive carbohydrate intake • Stress • Diabetes mellitus
Abnormal Constitutes of Urine Albumin-abnormal in urine; it’s a very large molecule, too large to pass through glomerular membrane > abnormal increase in permeability of membrane Albuminuria- nonpathological conditions- excessive exertion, pregnancy, overabundant protein intake-- leads to physiologic albuminuria Pathological condition- kidney trauma due to blows, heavy metals, bacterialtoxin
Abnormal Constitutes of Urine Ketone bodies- normal in urine but in small amts Ketonuria- find during starvation, using fat stores Ketonuria is couples w/a finding of glycosuria-- which is usually diagnosed as diabetes mellitus RBC-hematuria Hemoglobin- Hemoglobinuria- due to fragmentation or hemolysis of RBC; conditions: hemolytic anemia, transfusion reaction, burns or renal disease
Abnormal Constitutes of Urine Bile pigments- Bilirubinuria (bile pigment in urine)- liver pathology such as hepatitis or cirrhosis WBC- Pyuria- urinary tract infection; indicates inflammation of urinary tract Casts- hardened cell fragments, cylindrical, flushed out of urinary tract WBC casts- pyelonephritus RBC casts- glomerulonephritus Fatty casts- renal damage
INQUIRY • List several functions of the kidneys. • What does the glomerulus do? • What are several constitutes you should not find in urine? • What is specific gravity? • What two hormones effect fluid volume and sodium concentration in the urine? • Where are the pyramids located in the kidney? • What vessel directs blood into the glomerulus? • Where does most selective reabsorption occur in the nephron?
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