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What responds to dehydration?
thirst center of the hypothalamus
hormones that increase water reabsorption in the kidney to offset water loss:
1. increase ADH release from p. pituitary
2. reduce Atriopeptin (ANP- atrial natriutetic peptide)
3. activate RAAS (angiotensin 2)
cells that release renin?
macula densa
key electrolyte of body fluids
Na
important cations
Na, K, Mg, Ca, H
important anions
Cl, Phosphate, Bicarbonate
how do interstitial fluid and blood plasma differ?
concentration of proteins
most dominant ECF cation
Na
most abundant anions in ECF
Cl
most abundant ICF ion
K (potassium)
what hormone regulates K (potassium) levels?
aldosterone (regulates secretion of K into tubular fluid)
main buffer in ECF?
Bicarbonate ion
main transport form of CO2 in blood plasma?
Bicarbonate
most abundant ion in the entire body?
Calcium
hormone that regulates increases in calcium levels?
parathyroid hormone
hormone that regulates decreases in calcium levels?
calcitonin
intracellular ions
Mg, Na, Cl
Extracellular Ions
K, Bicarbonate, Calcium
what controls acid/base balance?
amount of H+ ions in body fluids
Normal blood ph range?
7.35-7.45
acids
molecules that release H+ into a solution
base
molecules that bind (remove) H+ from a solution
3 types of ph regulators
1. buffers
2. renal regulation
3. respiratory regulation
buffers
substances that seek to resist changes in ph
3 types of buffer systems
1. phosphate
2. protein
3. carbonic acid/bicarbonate
what provides buffer capacity to proteins?
amino acids
what is the buffer for RBCs?
hemoglobin
what is the buffer for blood plasma?
albumin