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Adrenal gland

Adrenal gland

Abdominal aorta

Abdominal aorta

Renal artery

Renal artery

Renal vein

Renal vein

Inferior vena cava

Ureter

Ureter

Urinary bladder

Urinary bladder

Urethra

Urethra

Ureteral openings

Ureteral openings

Trigone

Trigone

Rugae

Rugae

Detrusor muscle

Detrusor muscle

Detrusor muscle

Internal urethral sphincter

Internal urethral sphincter

Internal urethral sphincter

External urethral sphincter

External urethral sphincter

External urethral sphincter

External urethral sphincter

Fibrous (renal) capsule

Renal hilum

Perinephric fat capsule

Renal cortex

Renal cortex

Renal cortex

Renal cortex

Renal medulla

Renal medulla

Renal (medullary) pyramid

Renal (medullary) pyramid

Renal column

Renal medulla

Renal apex/papilla

Renal (medullary) pyramid

Renal column

Renal column

Nephron

E

Collecting tubules

B

Glomerulus

C

Glomerular capsule

What are renal sinuses?
Urine drainage areas containing major & minor calyces and the renal pelvis

G

Efferent arteriole

F

Collecting duct

H

Renal tubule

J

Distal convoluted tubule

K

Nephron loop

L

Medulla

I

Proximal convoluted tubule

B

Renal corpuscle

A

Nephron

Which has a higher specific density - urine or water? Why?
Urine, because of the solutes

M

Cortex

G

Nephron loop

J

Afferent arteriole

E

Glomerulus

L

Medulla

F

Proximal convoluted tubule

C

Renal tubule

D

Efferent arteriole

H

Distal convoluted tubule

M

Glomerular capsule

Q

Principal cells

K

Cortex

Which layer of the glomerular capsule is impermeable?
Parietal

P

Intercalated discs

N

Collecting tubule

I

Collecting duct

O

Collecting duct

What forms the renal pelvis?
Merging major calyces

What kind of epithelium lines the renal tubules?

Simple cuboidal
What are the three layers of a glomerular capsule?
Visceral, capsular space, and parietal
What is urinoid?
Smell of fresh urine
What are the two regions of functional tissue in the kidney?
Outer renal cortex and inner renal medulla
Which part of the renal tubules appears clear when viewed under a light microscopic?
Distal convoluted tubule

A

Renal corpuscle

What is specific gravity?
Density of a substance compared to the density of water
Which part of the renal tubules has microvilli?

Proximal convoluted tubule

Which layer of a glomerular capsule is permeable?
The visceral layer that directly overlies the glomerular capillaries
Where do the afferent and efferent arterioles attach to the glomerulus?
Vascular pole
What are renal columns?
Extensions of the cortex projecting into the medulla
What is perinephric fat?
Adipose connective tissue outside of the fibrous capsule that cushions & supports the kidney
What is the normal pH of urine?
4.5 - 8

D

Afferent arteriole

Which part of the kidney protects it from pathogens?
Fibrous capsule
How much urine is made in a day?
1-2 liters
What are the solutes in urine?
Salts, nitrogenous wastes, hormones, drugs, ketone bodies
What is the capsular space responsible for?
It receives the filtrate and modifies it to form urine
What causes urine to smell fruity?
Diabetes
What is the tubular pole of the glomerulus?
Origin of the renal tubule
What type of epithelium is in the parietal layer of a glomerular capsule?
Simple squamous epithelium
What are the components of a renal lobe?
Renal pyramid & portions of adjacent renal columns

What are renal pyramids?

Portions of medulla between the renal columns
What impacts the pH of urine?
Metabolism and infection
Where are nephrons located?
Renal cortex
What connects at the hilum?
Nerves, vessels, and ureters