Human Urogenital System 1 Urogenital System Functions Filtering

Human Urogenital System 1

Urogenital System Functions • Filtering of blood, Removal of wastes and metabolites • Regulation of – blood volume and composition – concentration of blood solutes – p. H of extracellular fluid – blood cell synthesis • Synthesis of Vitamin D • Reproduction and sexual function 2

Urinary System Anatomy 3

Location and External Anatomy of Kidneys • Location – Lie behind peritoneum on posterior abdominal wall on either side of vertebral column – Lumbar vertebrae and rib cage partially protect – Right kidney slightly lower than left • External Anatomy – Renal capsule • Surrounds each kidney – Perirenal fat • Engulfs renal capsule and acts as cushioning and source of energy – Renal fascia • Anchors kidneys to abdominal wall, separates from abdomen – Hilum • Renal artery and nerves enter and renal vein and ureter exit kidneys 4

Internal Anatomy of Kidneys • Cortex: Outer area – Renal columns • Medulla: Inner area – Renal pyramids • Calyces – Major: Converge to form pelvis – Minor: Papillae extend • Nephron: Functional unit of kidney – Juxtamedullary – Cortical 5

The Nephron 6

Histology of the Nephron 7

Internal Anatomy of Kidneys • Renal corpuscle – Bowman’s or Renal capsule • Parietal layer • Visceral layer – Glomerulus • Network of capillaries goes into another capillary bed called the peritubular Capillaries - Arterioles – Afferent • Tubules – Proximal (convoluted) tubule – Loops of Henle • Descending limb • Ascending limb – Distal (convoluted) tubules • Collecting ducts • Blood to glomerulus – Efferent • Drains not into veinule but another arteriole 8

Renal Corpuscle 9

Kidney Blood Flow 10

Ureters and Urinary Bladder • Ureters – Tubes through which urine flows from kidneys to urinary bladder • Urinary bladder – Stores urine • Urethra – Transports urine from bladder to outside of body – Difference in length between males and females – Sphincters • Internal urinary • External urinary 11

Ureters and Urinary Bladder 12

Urine Formation 13

Filtration • Filtration – Renal filtrate • Plasma minus blood cells and blood proteins • Most (99%) reabsorbed • Filtration membrane – Fenestrated endothelium, basement membrane and pores formed by podocytes • Filtration pressure – Responsible for filtrate formation – Glomerular capillary pressure (GCP) minus capsule pressure (CP) minus colloid osmotic pressure (COP) – Changes caused by glomerular capillary pressure EFP = GCP – COP Where Effective filtration pressure = EFP 14

Filtration Pressure 15

Tubular Reabsorption • Reabsorption almost 90% takes place in Proximal • Substances transported tubule via – Passive transport – Active transport – Cotransport • Specialization of tubule segments • Distal tubule and collecting duct affected by hormones like ADH & Aldosterone – Active transport moves Na+ across nephron wall – Other ions and molecules moved by cotransport – Passive transport moves water, urea, lipid-soluble, nonpolar compounds 16

Reabsorption in Proximal Nephron 17

Reabsorption in Loop of Henle 18

Reabsorption in Loop of Henle 19

Tubular Secretion • Substances enter proximal or distal tubules and collecting ducts • H+, K+ and some substances not produced in body are secreted by countertransport mechanisms 20

Secretion of Hydrogen and Potassium 21

Urine Production • In Proximal tubules – Na+ and other substances removed – Water follows passively – Filtrate volume reduced • In descending limb of loop of Henle – Water exits passively, solute enters – Filtrate volume reduced 15% • In ascending limb of loop of Henle – Na+, Cl-, K+ transported out of filtrate – Water remains • In distal tubules and collecting ducts – Water movement out regulated by ADH • If absent, water not reabsorbed and dilute urine produced • If ADH present, water moves out, concentrated urine produced 22

Filtrate and Medullary Concentration Gradient 23

Medullary Concentration and Urea Cycling 24

Urine Concentration Mechanism • When large volume of water consumed – Eliminate excess without losing large amounts of electrolytes – Response is kidneys produce large volume of dilute urine • When drinking water not available – Kidneys produce small volume of concentrated urine – Removes waste and prevents rapid dehydration 25

Urine Concentrating Mechanism 26

Hormonal Mechanisms • ADH • Renin – Secreted by posterior – Produced by kidneys, pituitary causes production of – Increases water angiotensin II permeability in distal • Atrial natriuretic tubules and collecting ducts • Aldosterone – Produced in adrenal cortex – Affects Na+ and Cltransport in nephron and collecting ducts hormone – Produced by heart when blood pressure increases • Inhibits ADH production • Reduces ability of kidney to concentrate urine 27

Effect of ADH on Nephron 28

Aldosterone Effect on Distal Tubule 29

Autoregulation and Sympathetic Stimulation • Autoregulation – Involves changes in degree of constriction in afferent arterioles – As systemic BP increased, afferent arterioles constrict and prevent increase in renal blood flow • Sympathetic stimulation – Constricts small arteries and afferent arterioles – Decreases renal blood flow 30

Clearance and Tubular Load • Plasma clearance – Volume of plasma cleared of a specific substance each minute – Used to estimate GFR – Used to calculate renal plasma flow – Used to determine which drugs or other substances excreted by kidney • Tubular load – Total amount of substance that passes through filtration membrane into nephrons each minute – Normally glucose is almost completed reabsorbed 31

Tubular Maximum • Tubular maximum – Maximum rate at which a substance can be actively absorbed – Each substance has its own tubular maximum 32

Urine Flow and Micturition Reflex • Urine flow – Hydrostatic pressure forces urine through nephron – Peristalsis moves urine through ureters • Micturition reflex – Stretch of urinary bladder stimulates reflex causing bladder to contract, inhibiting urinary sphincters – Higher brain centers can stimulate or inhibit reflex 33

Micturition Reflex 34

Effects of Aging on Kidneys • Gradual decrease in size of kidney – Decrease in kidney size leads to decrease in renal blood flow • Decrease in number of functional nephrons • Decrease in renin secretion and vitamin D synthesis • Decline in ability of nephron to secrete and absorb 35

Kidney Dialysis 36