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What forms the adult kidney?
A. pronephros B. mesonephros C. metanephros |
metanephros
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What are the contents of the perirenal space? What "defines" this space?
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contents: kidney, adrenal gland, ureter, gonadaly a./v., & perirenal fat
Defined by perirenal fascia (of Gerota) |
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What is the anatomical orientation of the renal vein, artery, and pelvis at the hilum?
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Ant to Post: renal vein --> artery --> pelvis
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What space contains the renal pelvis, major/minor calyces, blood vessels, nerves, lymphatics, and fat?
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Renal sinus
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What embryological structure gives rise to the adult ureter, renal pelvis, major/minor calyces, and collecting ducts?
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The ureteric bud
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What is the most common form of renal fusion?
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Horseshoe kidney --> inferior to IMA
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