HUN 4446 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Cystic Kidney Disease, Renin–Angiotensin System, Kidney Failure

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Food Science and Human Nutrition
• Course: HUN 4446
• Professor: Kauwell Gail

Document Summary

Study guide kidney disease hun 4446 spring 2016. Kidney disease: please keep in mind that you need to know the information we discussed in class well enough so that you can apply the information to different scenarios. Describe the normal structure (general) and functions of the kidneys: cortex, medulla. Papillae is the point of the pyramid. Calyx funnel shape that urine filtrate drains through. Have the rest of the loop of henle and lest of collecting ducts. Tuft of capillaries peritubular capillary network lay over each nephron to absorb nutrients: pelvis larger cavity, uriter, nephron = renal corpuscle functioning unit of kidney. Small network of capillaries that are surrounded by the. As blood comes into glomerulus there is an exchange of waste products that eventually becomes the urine filtrate. When blood flows into the glomerulus, blood pressure forces water and solutes out of the capillaries and into the lumen of the bowman"s capsule.