Regulation of Renal Blood Flow
This text discusses sympathetic nerves; and autoregulation.
Topics
- anatomical sphincter
- angiotensin I
- angiotensin II
- angiotensin-converting enzyme
- ACE
- angiotensinogen
- anuria
- aquaporin
- Bowman’s capsule
- brush border
- calyces
- cortical nephrons
- countercurrent multiplier system
- detrusor muscle
- distal convoluted tubules
- diuretic
- efferent arteriole
- endothelins
- external urinary sphincter
- fenestrations
- filtration slits
- forming urine
- glomerular filtration rate
- GFR
- glomerulus
- glycosuria
- incontinence
- intercalated cell
- internal urinary sphincter
- inulin
- juxtaglomerular apparatus
- JGA
- juxtaglomerular cell
- juxtamedullary nephrons
- leaky tight junctions
- leukocyte esterase
- loop of Henle
- macula densa
- medulla
- mesangial
- micturition
- myogenic mechanism
- nephrons
- net filtration pressure
- NFP
- oliguria
- osteomalacia
- pedicels
- peritubular capillaries
- physiological sphincter
- podocytes
- polyuria
- principal cell
- proximal convoluted tubules
- PCTs
- renal columns
- renal corpuscle
- renal cortex
- renal fat pad
- renal hilum
- renal papillae
- renal pyramids
- renin
- retroperitoneal
- sacral micturition center
- specific gravity
- systemic edema
- trigone
- tubuloglomerular feedback
- urethra
- urinalysis
- urochrome
- vasa recta
- arteriole myogenic mechanism
- autoregulation