BIOL W3006: Physiology, Fall 2000

Topic 5: Acid-base balance

Thursday, October 19:  Kidney function

• Lecture
  • Kidney structure
  • Nephron
  • Filtration, reabsorption, secretion
  • Producing a concentrated urine
    
• Animations
  • The Vertical Osmotic Gradient. You can download this and view it powerpoint.
  • Countercurrent flow animation from NYU Medical School

• Required reading
  • none

• Other reading
  • Sherwood (4th ed): 483-491; 495-497; 509-516;  or (3rd ed): 469-477; 482-484; 496-502

• Health issues
  • Your kidneys and how they work from the NIH

Tuesday, October 24:  Hormonal regulation

• Lecture
  • ADH
  • aldosterone
  • GFR
    
• Animations
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• Required reading
  • none

• Other reading
  • Sherwood (4th ed): 483-491; 495-497; 509-516;  or (3rd ed): 469-477; 482-484; 496-502

• Health issues
  • Your kidneys and how they work from the NIH

Thursday, October 24:  Acid-base balance

• Lecture
  • Acid-base balance
  • Acidosis
  • Alkalosis

• Required reading
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• Other reading
  • Acid base balance: Sherwood (4th ed): 541-555;  or (3rd ed): 528-542
  • Acid in digestive tract: Sherwood (4th ed):p. 579 and figure 16-34; or (3rd ed): p. 566 and figure 16-34
  • Carbonic anhydrase in RBCs: Sherwood (4th ed):, figure 13-31; or (3rd ed): Figure 13-33
  • Respiration (central/peripheral chemoreceptors): Sherwood (4th ed): 473-473; or (3rd ed): 459-460