Anatomy and embryology Flashcards
What is the appearance of the adrenal gland with an ipsilateral renal agenesis?
Linear as opposed to the inverted Y shape
What is the arterial supply of the adrenal gland?
3 main feeding arteries
1 - superior adrenal (off of inferior phrenic)
2 - middle adrenal (off of aorta)
3 - Inferior adrenal (off of renal)
What is the venous drainage of the adrenal gland?
Single adrenal vein entering the posterior IVC (right) or inferior phrenic (left)
What marks the junction between cortex and medulla?
The arcuate artery at the base of each pyramid
What is a column of bertin?
Column of cortical tissue that may descend between the pyramids in the kidney
What is the intrarenal collecting system
Minor calyces, infundibulum, and renal pelvis
What is Gerotas fascia?
The encasing perirenal fascia (ant and post)
What are the boundaries of the anterior pararenal space? What are its contents?
Posterior portion of peritoneal cavity to anterior layer of Gerotas fascia
Pancreas, 2nd-4th portions of duodenum, ascending and descending colon, hepatic and splenic arteries
What are the contents of the perirenal space?
Kidney, adrenal gland, proximal ureter
What are the boundaries of the posterior pararenal space? What are its contents?
posterior layer of perirenal fascia and psoas/lumborus fascia
No contents, just fat
What are the 4 potential spaces of the pelvic extraperitoneal space?
1 - space of retzius (btw bladder and symphisis pubis)
2 - retrovesicular space
3 - perirectal space
4 - presacral space
What is the minor/major infundibulum?
The drainage from minor to major calyx (minor) and from major calyx to renal pelvis (major)
What is the relationship of the ureter to the common/external iliac artery?
It will run anterior to the vessel
How long do the ureters course submucosally and where do they terminate?
2 cm
terminate at the lateral margin of the trigone
What is the narrowest part of the ureter?
UVJ
What are the 3 layers of the ureter?
mucosa
muscular
adventitial
What is the mucosal epithelium made of in the ureter?
Transitional epithelium
continuous with renal pelvis proximally and bladder distally
What is the arterial supply of the ureter, specifically the distal portion?
Prox - renal arteries (pelvis as well)
Mid - aorta, lumbar, gonadal, iliac
Distal - inferior vesical artery
What are the 4 layers of the bladder
Detrusor muscle
Lamina propria
Submucosa
Mucosa
What are the 3 layers of the detrusor muscle
Inner longitudinal
Mid circular
Outer longitudinal
What is the trigone?
The meeting point of the three bladder muscle layers
What is the main blood supply to the bladder? Where do these arise from?
Sup/Mid/Inf vesicular arteries
Arise from hypogastric arteries
The male urethra has an anterior and posterior portion - name the 2 segments in each
Post - prostatic, membranous
Ant - bulbous, penile
Where does the prostatic urethra end?
Superior aspect of urogenital diaphragm
What is the verumontanum? What is the utricle?
Verumontanum - mound of swelling of a longitudinal smooth muscle just proximal to the membranous urethra, near site of seminal vesicle entry
Utricle - small depression in the verumontanum the arises and projects posteriorly
Where do the ejaculatory ducts enter the urethra?
Post - prostatic portion just at the distal verumontanum
At what point does the prostatic mucosa change from transitional epithelium to stratified squamous?
At the membranous portion
Which portion of the urethra is narrowest? What are the margins?
Membranous
Prox - distal verumontanum
Dist - tip of the cone of the bulbous urethra
What are the margins of the bulbous urethra?
Inf aspect of urogenital diaphragm
Penoscrotal junction angle
What is the fossa navicularis?
The distal 2 cm of the penile urethra that is slightly dilated