Renal — Flashcards

Decreased medullary hypertonicity (e.g. due to loop diuretics) results in an inability to _____ urine

Which epithelial cell junction prevents paracellular movement of solutes? _____

What effect do alcohol, atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), and alpha-adrenergic agonists have on ADH secretion?

What drives Mg2+ reabsorption in the thick ascending limb (of Henle)?_____

The rate of _____ is equal to filtered load - excretion rate

Which renal tubular defect is associated with increased excretion of nearly all amino acids, glucose, HCO3-, and PO43- and all substances reabsorbed by the PCT_____

Which arterioles of the kidney (afferent or efferent) have more alpha-1 adrenergic receptors? _____

The muscle fibers within the intramural part of the ureter help prevent _____

Through which secondary messenger(s) does TSH exert its actions on the thyroid gland?_____

In the late PCT, Na+ reabsorption may occur through the _____ exchange