Renal Physiology — Flashcards

Prostaglandins act via a _____ mechanism to vaso-dilate the afferent arterioles

[TF/P]x _____ 1 when the solute is reabsorbed more quickly than water

Glucose in the cells of the PCT enter the peritubular capillary blood through _____ and GLUT2 transporters

In the _____ limb (loop of Henle), osmolarity of the tubular fluid decreases

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

The major solutes absorbed in the proximal tubule are _____ and NaHCO3

The _____ is the site of action of loop diuretics

The _____ cells of the late distal tubule and collecting duct reabsorb K+

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

Lactate is primarily reabsorbed in the _____ through Na+-lactate cotransport