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9 Cards in this Set
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Location of kidney:
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right: below dorsal extent of last 2 to 3 ribs and first lumbar transverse process; left: caudal to the right
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Size of kidney:
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6-7 inches long, 6 inches wide, 2-2.5 inches height, left kidney is not as wide
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Vascular supply to kidney:
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renal arteries branching from aorta, accessory renal arteries from caudal mesenteric, testicular, ovarian, or deep circumflex iliac arteries
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Size of ureters:
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2-3 inches in diameter, 28 inches long
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Function of ureter:
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muscular tubes that induce contraction to move bolus of urine from renal pelvis to bladder
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Functional unit of kidney:
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nephron
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Innervation of kidney:
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sympathetic nerves from aorticorenal and renal ganglia
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Receptors of kidney vasculature:
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alpha & beta adrenergic, dopaminergic
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Innervation of ureters:
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alpha 1 and beta 2 adrenergic receptors
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