Renal blood flow distribution — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: The thick ascending limb, distal tubule, and cortical/outer medullary collecting ducts are _____ to urea (permeable or impermeable)

Answer: impermeable

Flashcard 2: Renal blood flow (RBF) is calculated using the equation: RBF = _____

Answer: RPF / (1 - Hct)

Flashcard 3: Effective RPF (eRPF) _____-estimates true renal plasma flow slightly (~10%)

Answer: under

Flashcard 4: Where in the nephron do acetazolamide and mannitol primarily exert their effects? _____

Answer: Proximal convoluted tubule

Flashcard 5: What equation is used to calculate renal clearance? Cx = _____

Answer: UxV / Px

Flashcard 6: With regards to renal physiology, what does [TF] stand for? _____

Answer: Concentration in tubular fluid

Flashcard 7: The major regulatory mechanism of the proximal tubule is _____

Answer: glomerulotubular balance

Flashcard 8: The [TF/P]glucose and [TF/P]AA ratios _____ over the course of the PCT

Answer: decrease

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Flashcard 9: The corticopapillary osmotic gradient is established, in part, by _____ multiplication

Answer: countercurrent

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Flashcard 10: The Na+ reabsorption mechanism of the thick ascending limb is _____-dependent (increased Na+ delivery causes increased reabsorption)

Answer: load

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