BSCI 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Countercurrent Multiplication, Molality, Nephron

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Dilute urine (large volume) is produced if water intake is excessive. Concentrated (lower volume) is produced if large amounts of water are lost (sweating/dehydration) Proper concentrations of various electrolytes must be present. Number of solute particles in 1 kg of h20: reflects ability to cause osmosis. Osmolality of body fluids: milliosmols (mosm, kidneys maintain osmolality of plasma at ~300. Fluid flows in opposite directions in 2 adjacent segments of the same tube: countercurrent multiplier- interaction of filtrate flow in descending/ascending. Nephron loop: counter current exchanger- blood flow in ascending/descending limbs of vasa recta. Osmotic gradient established by counter-current multiplier: dependent on nephron loop, descending limb, permeable to water. Blood composition depends on: diet, cellular metabolism, urine output. Kidneys have 4 roles in maintaining blood composition: excretion of wastes, maintaining water balance of the blood, maintaining electrolyte balance of the blood, ensuring proper blood ph. Ideal: same amount of water intake as outtake.

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