RENAL CIRCULATION

P.ASWATHI
BSC.CARDIAC TECHNOLOGY
INTRODUCTION:
kidneys are reddish organs shaped like kidney
beans, they are located above the waist between
the peritoneum and the posterior wall of the
abdomen.
An average adult kidney is 10-12 cm long, 5-7.5
cm wide and 2.5 thick.
The functional unit of kidney is called the
nephronn.
There are about 1,000,000 nephrons in each
human kidney.
 There are three layers of tissue surround each kidney:
1.Renal capsule.
2.Adipose capsule.
3.Renal fascia.
Function of kidney:
Remove waste products from the body.
Remove drugs from the body.
Balance the body's fluids.
Release hormones that regulate blood pressure.
Control the production of red blood cells.
RENAL CIRCULATION:
Renal blood circulation can be defined as the blood
supply of the kidney from the boby.
The renal circulation is unusual in that it breaks into
two separate capillary beds:
1. Glomerular bed.
2. Peritubular bed.
Special features of renal circulation:
 Portal Circulation
 Vein is interposed between capillaries
 Venous portal system
 In the kidney it is an arterial system
 Arteriole is interposed between the capillaries
 Glomerulus-EA-peritubular capillaries/vasa recta
Special features of renal circulation:
 High pressure in the glomerulus
 Renal artery is a direct branch of the abdominal aorta
 The pressure in the glomerular capillaries is 45 mmHg
 Much higher campared to systemic capillary pressure
30mmHg
 This high pressure and high permeability is responsible for
the formation of filtrate
Special features of renal circulation:
 High permeability
 Glomerulus is 50 times more permeable than capillaries in
skeletal muscle

 Three types of capillaries

 Glomerulus – tuft of capillaries present in the bowman’s
capsule
 Peritubular capillary plexus
 Vasa recta
Special features of renal circulation:
 Autoregulation
 Kidneys regulate their own blood flow
 Blood flow is maintained constant between the mean
systemic pressure of 80-180mmHg

 High renal blood flow

 Rbf per minute is 1250 ml
 25% of cardiac output
 Highest blood flow when compared to organs (except
lungs)
Special features of renal circulation:
 Oxygen consumption
 6ml/100g/min
 Second to heart (8ml/100g/min)
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