Lecture 20, 06 Nov 2003Chapter 13, Respiration, Gas Exchange, Acid-Base Balance

Chapter 14, Osmoregulation and Kidney Function

Vertebrate PhysiologyECOL 437

University of ArizonaFall 2003

instr: Kevin Boninet.a.: Bret Pasch

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Vertebrate Physiology 437

1. Blood-Gas Chemistry (CH13)

2. Osmoregulation Kidney Function (CH14)

3. Announcements…-No lecture Tues?-mini-lecture Wed.?-Eldon Braun Thurs.

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Osmoregulation by Birds

Eldon J. BraunDepartment of PhysiologyUniversity of Arizona

Name that student:3

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CO transport in blood2

CO2 + H2O H2CO3 H+ + HCO-3

Proportions of CO2 , HCO-3 depend on pH, T, ionic strength of blood

At normal pH, Temp:

80% of CO2 in form of bicarbonate ion HCO-3

5-10% dissolved in blood

10% in form of carbamino groups

(bound to amino groups of hemoglobin)

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HCO-3 H+

+ CO2-3

CO2 + OH- HCO-3

bicarbonate

carbonate

carbonicacid

CO2 transfer at tissue• enters/leaves blood as CO2 (more rapid diffusion)

• passes thru RBCs

• CO2 produced = O2 released no change in pH

only in RBC,not plasma

maintain chargebalance

oxygenation ofhemo: acidify

interior(release H+ )

deox of hemo:increase pH (bind H+)

Band III protein

-Chloride Shift-Carbonic Anhydrase

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(13-10)

Jacob-Stewart Cycle7

(13-17)

Move acid in or out of RBC

(e.g., help buffer CO2 rise in plasma)

(13-23)

Lung Ventilation8

Knut Schmidt_Nielsen 1972

Panting Dogs?9

Shakes 2002

Mammalian Ventilation

-lungs are elastic bags

-suspended in pleural cavity within thoraciccage (ribs and diaphragm define, fluid lining)

-low volume pleural “space” between lung andthoracic wall

-negative pressure to inflate lungs(increase volume)

-pneumothorax

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MammalianVentilation (13-28)

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MammalianVentilation

(13-30)

-expirationusually passive

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Knut Schmidt_Nielsen 1997

MammalianLung

Alveoli and Capillaries

RBC (not to scale)

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Pulmonary Surfactants

-Reduce liquid surface tension in alveoli

-Lipoproteins

-keep alveoli from getting stuck closedAtelectasis = collapsed lung

-premature babies may need artificial surfactant

-Allows for compliance and low-cost expansion of lung

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Frog Ventilation

(13-33)

-Positive pressure ventilation

1. Into mouth(buccal cavity)

2. Close nares,open glottis andforce air into lungsby raising buccalfloor

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Knut Schmidt_Nielsen 1972

Bird LungParabronchi

Mammal LungAlveoli

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Bird Ventilation

(13-32)

-lung volumechanges very little,air sacs instead

(13-32)

Unidirectional

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Knut Schmidt_Nielsen 1997

Bird Lung Ventilation

Unidirectional!!

~ Continuous ventilation

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Knut Schmidt_Nielsen 1997

Relative GillSurface Area inFishes

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Knut Schmidt_Nielsen 1997

Fish Gill

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Knut Schmidt_Nielsen 1997(see your figure 13-40)

Fish Gill

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-breathing in water

-need much higherventilation rate

-unidirectional

-pump water across gills(or ram ventilation)

Knut Schmidt_Nielsen 1997

Lake Titicaca Frog

(Bolivian Navy; Peru-Bolivia border)

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Rate and Depth Regulation -Primarily via CO2changes (central)

-O2 controls respiration in aquatic vertebrates

(13-46)

-Innervate MedullaryRespiratory Center(phrenic nerve to diaphragmand intercostals)

-PeripheralChemoreceptors PO2, PCO2, pH

-Emotions, sleep,light, temperature,speech, volition, etc.

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Rate and Depth Regulation

(13-48)

-CentralChemoreceptors

Long term

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(13-45)

To Diaphragm

alveolar

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Hering-Breuer reflex

-Stimulation of stretch receptors inhibits medullaryinspiratory center

-Prevent overinflation

-Ectotherms often breathe intermittently

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(13-45)

1

1

2

2

To Diaphragm

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Extreme Conditions

- Hypoxia, non-aquatic responses (e.g., altitude) I:

-Drop in blood PO2 stimulates chemoreceptors increasedlung ventilation

-But this increases CO2 elimination and pH increases, leading toreduced ventilation

-Over time (a week), bicarbonate released to bring pH backdown even with increased ventilation

-Chemoreceptors reset to higher pH/lower CO2

-Hb with increased affinity for O2

-DPG levels increased to maintain Hb ability to unload O2 attissues (reduced Hb O2 affinity)

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Extreme Conditions

- Hypoxia, non-aquatic responses (e.g., altitude) II:

-Systemic vasodilation and increased cardiac output (short-term)

-Blood volume increases by 1/3 (chronic hypoxia)

-Pulmonary vasoconstriction leads to:1. increased pulmonary BP2. hypertrophied right ventricle3. large lung to body ratio

-Increase number of RBCs via erythropoietin (produced inliver in kidney in response to low blood PO2) action on bonemarrow

-Vascular endothelial growth factors increase capillarydensity

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Knut Schmidt_Nielsen 1997

Oxygendissociationcurvesandaltitude

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Osmoregulation-Ionic and Osmotic Balance

-Kidney Function

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Osmoregulation

-life arose in salty sea-extracellular fluids ~ similar

-terrestrial organisms (and their descendents) regulateinternal environment (homeostasis)

-salt and water regulation (waste excretion)

-dist’n limited by temperature and osmotic pressure(dehydration, ionic composition)

-kidneys, salt glands, gills

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Obligatory Osmotic Exchanges

2-Surface-to-Volume Ratio-Small animals dehydrate or hydrate more rapidly

-Skin, and Respiratory surface (higher metabolism with higher per/gram respiratory surface)

3-Integument Permeability-Transcellular or Paracellular-Aquaporins = water channel proteins

1-Gradients-Frog in freshwater-Fish in ocean

-Frogs vs. Lizards, Pelvic Patch etc.

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Obligatory Osmotic Exchanges

4-Feeding, Metabolism, Excretion-metabolic waste products

ammonia, urea, etc.-metabolic water (desert!)-ingestion of salts-kidneys, salt glands, gills (more later)

5-Respiration

-internalize respiratory surface-temporal countercurrent system (dry and cool IN, becomes moist and warm; recover) (countercurrent blood flow also)-temperature regulation vs. water conservation-ectotherm vs. endotherm (in deserts)

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Osmoregulation

-Water Breathing

1. Fresh

Blood osmolarity 200-300 mosm/LWater ~ 50 mosm/L

- hyperosmotic animals, danger of swelling, losing salts- get their water across skin- dilute urine- active uptake of salts across epithelium- fish gills, frog skin, etc.

Ambystoma tigrinum

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Osmoregulation

-Water Breathing

2. Salt

Most marine vertebrates hypo-osmotic(e.g., teleost or bony fishes)

- danger of losing water, gaining too many salts- drink saltwater- excess salts actively secreted (gills, kidneys)- chloride cells for salt secretion (Pelis et al. paper)

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(~1,000 mosm/L)

Osmoregulation

-Air Breathing

Have to lose water to allow gas exchange

- Marine reptiles and marine birds can drinkseawater and secrete salts in high [ ]

- SALT GLANDS

- Mammals rely on kidney

(14-8)

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Osmoregulation

-Air Breathing Desert Mammals

Behavior and Physiology

Kangaroo Rat-Reduce Activity-Remain in Cool Burrow-Highly concentrated urine-Very dry feces (rectal absorption)-Metabolic water

(14-9)

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Excretion of Nitrogeneous waste-When amino acids catabolized, amino group (-NH2)is released (deamination)-If not reused, need to excrete because toxic

1-ammonia (most toxic, requires lots water)‘ammonotelic’ (NH3)

2-urea (need 10% of water of NH3, but costs ATP)‘ureotelic’ (2N)

3-uric acid (white pasty substance, low solubility, need 1% water as NH3) ‘uricotelic’ (4N)

-Three main ways to dispose:

-Disposal depends on water availability

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Knut Schmidt_Nielsen 1997

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Knut Schmidt_Nielsen 1997

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Excretion of Nitrogeneous waste

-ammonia converted to non-toxic glutamine in the bodyfor transport

-ammonia toxic because -increases pH, -competes with K+ for ion transport, -alters synaptic transmission

(14-31)

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Osmoregulatory MechanismsApical surface (faces lumen and outside world)Basal surface (faces body and extracellular fluid)

- Active movement of ions/salts requires ATP- Movement of water follows movement of ions/salts

(14-11)

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