Control test 2 Renal physiology

1. The nephron: functional structure, vascularisation 2. Glomerular filtration 3. Determinants of the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) 4. Renal blood flow 5. Tubuloglomerular feedback and its role in the autoregulation of GFR 6. Active transport mechanisms along the nephron tubule; transport maximum 7. Passive transport mechanisms along the nephron tubule 8. Reabsorbtion and secretion in the proximal tubule and the loop of Henle 9. Reabsorbtion and secretion in the distal, cortical collecting tubules, and the medullary

collecting duct 10. Glomerulotubular balance physical forces that govern reabsorbtion 11. Humoral and nervous regulation of reabsorbtion 12. Renal clearance 13. Formation of a dilute urine 14. Obligatory urine volume 15. Countercurrent mechanism

16. Urea contribution to renal medullary hyperosmolarity

17. Impotance of vasa recta in keeping a hyperosmotic renal medullary interstitium

18. Importance of ADH for urine concentrating mechanism and ADH-release regulation

19. Comparison between the systems controlling extracellular fluid volume and osmolarity

20. Feedback control of effective circulating volume

21. Pressure diuresis

22. Integrated responses to changes in sodium intake

23. Renal regulation of potassium

24. Micturition