Concentration and dilution of urine — Flashcards

Concentration and dilution of urine — Flashcards

Concentration and dilution of urine — Flashcards
#1

Both central and nephrogenic diabetes insipidus are characterized by _____ urine osmolality

#2

Which receptor does antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin) bind to regulate serum osmolarity?_____

#3

ADH-activated V2 receptors cause translocation of _____ channels to the renal apical membrane, causing increased reabsorption of free water

#4

The corticopapillary osmotic gradient is established, in part, by _____ multiplication

#5

Travel through the thick ascending limb (of Henle) results in _____ of the tubular fluid (concentration or dilution)

#6

Without ADH, the late distal tubule and collecting ducts are _____ to H2O

#7

The most important physiologic stimulus for increasing antidiuretic hormone (ADH) secretion is _____

#8

The major regulatory mechanism of the proximal tubule is _____

#9

Hyper-osmotic urine is produced when the circulating levels of ADH are _____

#10

The [TF/P]glucose and [TF/P]AA ratios _____ over the course of the PCT

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