Concentration and Dilution of Urine — Flashcards

Concentration and Dilution of Urine — Flashcards

Concentration and Dilution of Urine — Flashcards
#1

Vasopressin escape in SIADH results due to downregulation of _____ production.

#2

When CH2O is _____, urine is iso-osmotic relative to plasma

#3

Loop of henle is a countercurrent _____ and vasa recta is a countercurrent _____ in maintainence of osmolality gradient

#4

The _____ and outer medullary collecting ducts are permeable to H2O and impermeable to urea (ADH present)

#5

In the _____ nephrons, the peritubular capillaries give off vasa recta (straight arterioles) which run parallel to the loop of Henle

#6

_____ diabetes insipidus is characterized by polyuria and polydipsia with an inability to concentrate urine due to lack of response to ADH

#7

In the absence of _____, the principal cells of the late distal tubule and collecting duct are impermeable to water

#8

The _____ and thick ascending limbs (loop of Henle) are permeable to Na+

#9

In the _____ of the nephron, urea is secreted by simple diffusion

#10

What formula is used to calculate clearance? _____

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