BIOSC-116 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Afferent Arterioles, Vasoconstriction, Natriuresis

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Kidneys also work to try to fix a low systemic blood pressure: renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (raa system) this system works to fix a low systemic bp (this is better thought of separately than the renal autoregulation mechanisms discussed above) Renin is produced by specialized cells of the afferent arteriole (called juxtaglomerular (or jg) cells) and released when bp is low. It converts angiotensinogen to angiotensin i (which then gets converted to angiotensin ii by. Angiotensin ii causes vasoconstriction (which increases bp) and the release of aldosterone. Aldosterone causes na+ and water reabsorption (saves na+ and water) and so causes increased blood volume and thereby increases bp. Reabsorption = movement of fluid and solutes from the filtrate to the blood (the stuff is saved back to the blood). This is the second process in making urine. Proximal convoluted tubule this is the main site for reabsorption. Nutrients are reabsorbed by active transport.

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