Chapter 24 · A&P II
The urinary system
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Lab practical image sets
- Kidney coronal section
- Nephron and its vessels
- Histology station: renal corpuscle
- Urinary tract
Prediction scenarios
- Level 2 afferent arteriole constricts
- Level 2 efferent arteriole constricts
- Level 2 ADH is blocked
- Level 2 a loop diuretic
- Level 3 hemorrhage and the kidney
- Level 3 dehydration
Pathways
- Filtrate through the nephron
- Blood through the kidney
- Urine from kidney to outside
- Micturition reflex
Feedback loops
- Tubuloglomerular feedback
Graphs
- GFR vs arterial pressure (autoregulation plateau)
- Glucose reabsorption and transport maximum
- Osmolarity along the nephron and medulla
Calculators
- Glomerular net filtration pressure
- Renal clearance
Comparison tables
- Proximal tubule vs nephron loop vs distal tubule vs collecting duct
- Cortical vs juxtamedullary nephrons
- ADH vs aldosterone vs ANP vs PTH at the kidney
- Loop vs thiazide vs osmotic diuretics