Glomerular Filtration

Question 1

Filtration

Answer 1

bulk flow of water and small solutes due to hydrostatic pressure

Question 2

What happens with fluid with a higher pressure outside of a vessel and a lower pressure inside?

Answer 2

Fluid wants to be pushed out of the vessel so they push against the walls, any solutes small enough to filter through gaps are pushed out

Question 3

Where are glomeruli found?

Answer 3

Renal cortex at the ends of cortical radiate arteries

Question 4

What occurs at glomeruli?

Answer 4

Filtration

Question 5

Glomerulus

Answer 5

blood vessels between the afferent and efferent arterioles

Question 6

Renal capsule

Answer 6

spherical epithelial structure at the beginning of each nephron which encapsulates the glomerulus

Question 7

Renal corpsucle

Answer 7

glomerulus + capsule

Question 8

The renal corpsucle is a double-layered membrane, what are the layers names?

Answer 8

Visceral layer (of the corpsucle)
Capsular layer

Question 9

Juxtaglomerular apparatud

Question 10

Efferent arteriole

Question 11

Afferent arteriole

Question 12

Proximal convoluted tubule

Question 13

Podocytes

Question 20

GFR, Glomerular filtration rate

Answer 20

The amount of filtrate the kidneys produce per minute [ml/min]

Question 21

What is GFR determined by?

Answer 21

Net filtration pressure

Question 22

Net filtration pressure

Question 23

What affects NFP in golmeruli?