anatomy Flashcards
1
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Two types of cortical regions
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medullary rays and cortical labrynth
2
Q
Artery supply to kidney
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renal artery>interlobar artery>arcuate a.>interlobular a.> afferent arteriole> glom>efferent>peritub. cap (cortical) or vasa recta (juxtamedu)
3
Q
bowmans capsule plus glomerulus
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renal corpuscle
4
Q
what make up the parietal and visceral epithelium of bowmans capsule
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parietal-simple squamous, visveral-podocytes
5
Q
JG apparatus: two things that comprise it. What are each?
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Macula densa-cuboidal, dark staining
JG cells-special SM cells that secrete renin
6
Q
multiple medullary CDs empty into:
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duct of bellini
7
Q
characteristics of PCT vs DCT
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stellate lumen (fuzz), larger diameter, more numerous