CAS BI 108 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Afferent Arterioles, Efferent Arteriole, Nephron
11 Nov 2016
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Co2, heat: chemistry of body - of our sea within, excretory organs: H2o, salts, nitrogen products, neutralization of acids, etc. Kidney (gross structure: hollow - urine filled, pyramids (red, cortex - urine produced (blue) 1000 ml blood enters both kidneys per minute. Blood supply to kidney - regulation: nerves: vasomotor control effects vasoconstrictors/vasodilators in vessels, hormonal control, juxtaglomerular apparatus (jga) of afferent arterioles secrete renin, renin -> combines with plasma protein of blood to form angiotensinogen -> Urine: normal urine, general: yellow, clear, aromatic, upon storage urine may cloud due to precipitation of solutes, ph: high protein diet = acidic, vegetable diet = alkaline, avg. Na+ and with it water: caffeine - dilation of renal vessels and more blood flow, ethyl alcohol - inhibits adh, more water lost. Urinary bladder: reservoir, empty folds called rugae except in area at floor of bladder called trigone, detrusor muscle - composite muscle.
