[PHS4300] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (48 pages long)

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Physiology
• Course: PHS 4300
• Professor: Joanne Savory

Document Summary

Economic burden as well as a health burden. 1million glomeruli per kidney o fewer nephrons can cause hypertension or other types of kidney disease. In between there are capillaries, cell comprising and wrapping around these capillaries are very specific and very unique, designed to create a filtration barrier. Allowing you to filter out into the urine substances you do or do not want and keep in the blood the things you absolutely need in the blood. Most of sugar(glucose) is reabsorbed in the proximal tubule. Albumin: special protein binds fatty acids, participates in cholesterol control (part of. Hdl and ldl), creates an oncotic pressure within the environment. Figure 2: mesangial cells act as muscle cells that contract and relax, connect to glomerular basement membrane: mesh of collagens and fibers, permeable to water and electrolytes. Tells you how well your kidney is functioning. Rate at which plasma moves through glomerular capillaries. Children reach adult proportions by 2 years of age.