Renal — Flashcards

Which type of glial cell acts as a glycogen fuel reserve buffer? _____

Cl- is partially reabsorbed via the _____ anion exchanger in the luminal membrane of the late PCT

Cystic fibrosis may present with _____natremia

Dipeptides and tripeptides are transported from the intestinal lumen into the cells by _____-mediated cotransport

Na+ is reabsorbed in the principal cells of the late DCT and collecting duct via the _____ channels in the luminal membrane

The _____ is the gradient of osmolarity from the cortex (300 mOsm/L) to the papilla (1200 mOsm/L)

Which renal tubular defect presents similarly to chronic loop diuretic use? _____

In the thick ascending limb, NH4+ is reabsorbed and added to the _____ gradient

Excretion rate can be calculated using the equation: Excretion rate = _____

K+ sparing diuretics exert their effects on the _____ (location) of the nephron