Chapter 19, part A The Kidneys
About this Chapter Anatomy of the excretory system How the kidney is organized How the nephron works to filter blood, recycle, secrete, and excrete How filtration is regulated Urination reflex
Kidney Functions: Overview Homeostatic regulation: ECF volume, osmolarity, ion & pH balance Excretion: Metabolic wastes & foreign molecules Regulating hormones & enzymes
Kidney Functions: Overview Figure 19-3: The excretion of a substance depends on the amount that was filtered, reabsorbed, and secreted
Excretory System: Anatomy Review Kidney Cortex Medulla Pelvis Nephrons Ureter Bladder Urethra Figure 19-1: Anatomy Summary: The Urinary System
Nephron Functions: Overview Filtration, reabsorption, secretion & excretion PLAY Animation: Urinary System: Glomerular Filtration
Nephron Functions: Overview Figure 19-2: Filtration, reabsorption, secretion, and excretion
Glomerulus & Bowman's Capsule: Blood Filtration Capillaries Podocytes Mesanglial cells Bulk flow Solutes Water (Few proteins) (Not cells)
Glomerulus & Bowman's Capsule: Blood Filtration Figure 19-4: Structure of the renal corpuscle
Glomerular Flow Rate (GFR) Capillary Hydrostatic pressure Colloidal Capsule pressure Back pressure Net Filtration p GFR 180L/day (about 1% is excreted) Figure 19-6: Filtration pressure in the renal corpuscle
Glomerular Flow Rate (GFR) Figure 19-5: The filtration fraction
Regulation of GFR Autoregulation Myogenic stretch Tubuloglomerular feedback Macula densa J G cells ANS-Sympathetic Arteriole vasoconstriction Hormones/paracrines Angiotensin II Prostaglandins
Figure 19-9: The juxtaglomerular apparatus Regulation of GFR Figure 19-9: The juxtaglomerular apparatus