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Anatomy of the Kidney and Adrenal Gland Flashcards

1
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Where do adrenal glands lie

A

Upper pole of the kidney

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2
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What is another name for adrenal gland

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Suprarenal

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3
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Where does the right adrenal gland lie

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Behind the liver and inferior vena cava

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4
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Where does the left adrenal gland lie

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Behind the stomach and pancreas

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5
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What are the arteries supplying each gland

A

Superior adrenal artery
Middle adrenal artery
Inferior adrenal artery

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6
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What is the superior adrenal artery a branch of

A

Inferior phrenic artery

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7
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What is the middle adrenal artery a branch of

A

Abdominal artery

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8
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What is the inferior adrenal artery a branch of

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Renal artery

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9
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What are the adrenal glands drained by

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Single vein on each side

Right and left adrenal gland

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10
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What does the right adrenal gland directly drain into

A

Inferior vena cava

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11
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What does the left adrenal gland directly drain into

A

Left renal vein - then joins the inferior vena cava

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12
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What is the adrenal gland composed of

A

Cortex (outer part)
Medulla (inner part)

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13
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What does the cortex of the adrenal gland produce

A

Steroid hormones
Including:
- Cortisol
- Aldosterone
- Testosterone

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14
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What does the medulla of the adrenal gland produce

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Adrenaline

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15
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What are the shape and size of the kidneys

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Two bean-shaped kidneys
11cm long
7cm wide
4cm thick

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16
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Where do the kidneys lie

A

Extra-peritoneal structures - lie outside the peritoneum

Retro-peritoneal

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17
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Where are the kidneys located

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One on either side of the upper lumbar vertebrae

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18
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What is each kidney embedded by

A

Perinephric fat covered by renal fascia covered by perinephric fat

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19
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What is on the medial side of the kidney

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Renal hilum - where renal vessels, nerves, lymphatics and ureter enter or leave the kidney

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20
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What are the right and left arteries branches of

A

Abdominal aorta

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21
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What do the right and left renal veins drain into

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Inferior vena cava

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22
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What is the internal aspect of the kidney composed of

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Cortex
Medulla
Calyces

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23
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What is the outer part of the kidneys

A

Cortex

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24
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What is the medulla arranged in

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Pyramids

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25
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What are the functional units of the kidneys

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Nephrons

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26
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What is the role of the nephrons

A

Filter blood
Reabsorb water and solutes
Secrete and excrete waste products as urine

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27
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What is located in the cortex

A

Glomeruli
Glomerular capsules (Bowman’s capsules)
Proximal and distal tubules
Part of the collecting ducts

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28
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What is located in the renal pyramids

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Nephron loop (of Henle)
Rest of the collecting ducts

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29
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From the collecting ducts where does urine travel

A

Down the pyramids towards the renal papilla to the minor calyx

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30
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What is the renal papilla

A

Apex of the pyramid

31
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What does minor calyxes merge to form

A

Major calyxes

32
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What do major calyxes merge to form

A

Renal pelvis

33
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What is the renal pelvis continuous with

A

Ureter

34
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How do ureters carry urine to the urinary bladder

A

Narrow tubes with muscular walls

Transport urine via peristalsis

35
Q

Where do the ureters run

A

Anterior to psoas major on the posterior abdominal wall

Cross pelvic brim to enter the pelvis

36
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Where do the ureters enter the bladder

A

Inferomedial aspect

37
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What are kidney (ureteric) stones

A

Hard stones that can form in the kidneys and pass into the ureter

38
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What are kidney stones normally made from

A

Calcium oxalate

39
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Where do the fibres originate which supply pain to the ureters

A

T12 to L2 nerves

40
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Where are the three areas kidney stones can be stuck

A

Pelvi-ureteric junction
Pelvic brim
Vesico-ureteric junction

41
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Where is the pevi-ureteric junction

A

Between the renal pelvis and ureter

42
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Where is the pelvic rim

A

Where ureter runs over the pelvic brim, anterior to the iliac artery

43
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Where is the vesico-ureteric junction

A

Where the ureter joins the bladder

44
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Are the kidneys retroperitoneal or intraperitoneal

A

Retroperitoneal

45
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Where do the kidneys typically extend

A

T12 - L3

46
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How large is a kidney

A

Approximately 3 vertebrae in the length

47
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What are the layers in which the kidney is encased

A

Deep to superficial

Renal capsule
Perineal fat
Renal fascia
Pararenal fat

48
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What is the renal capsule

A

Tough fibrous capsule

49
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What is perineal fat

A

Collection of extraperitoneal fat

50
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What does the renal fascia enclose

A

Kidneys and suprarenal glands

51
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Where is pararenal fat mainly located

A

Posterolateral aspect of kidneys

52
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What can the renal parenchyma be divided into

A

Outer cortex

Inner medulla

53
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What is the apex of a renal pyramid called

A

Renal papilla

54
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What collects urine from the pyramids

A

Minor calyx

55
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What is the blood supply to the kidneys

A

Renal arteries

56
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Where do the renal arteries arise

A

Directly from the abdominal aorta - immediately distal to the origin of the superior mesenteric artery

57
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What is the order through the kidneys

A

Renal pyramids
Renal papilla
Minor calyx
Major calyx
Renal pelvis
Ureter

58
Q

Which of the renal arteries is longer

A

Right due to the position of the abdominal aorta

59
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What % of the blood does the anterior division of the renal artery carry

A

75%

60
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What % of the blood does the posterior division of the renal artery carry

A

25%

61
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How many segmental arteries arise from the anterior and posterior divisions of the renal arteries

A

5

62
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What is the division of the segmental arteries

A

Interlobar arteries (located either side of every renal pyramid)
Arcuate arteries
90 degrees to the arcuate arteries - interlobular arteries
Pass through cortex become afferent arterioles

63
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What and where is the peritubular network

A

Outer 2/3 of the renal cortex

Efferent arterioles for

Supplies nephron tubules with oxygen and nutrients

64
Q

What is the inner 1/3 of the cortex and medulla supplied by

A

Vasa recta

65
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Describe venous drainage of the kidneys

A

By left and right renal veins

Leave hilum anteriorly to renal arteries

Empty directly into inferior vena cava

66
Q

Which renal vein is longer

A

Left renal vein as vena cava lies slightly to the right

67
Q

How long approx. are the ureters

A

25cm long

68
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Where do the ureters arise

A

From renal pelvis

69
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What is the name for the point at which the renal pelvis narrows to form the ureter

A

Ureteropelvic junction

70
Q

When ureters descend through the abdomen are they intra or retroperitoneal

A

Retroperitoneal

71
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What happens to the ureters at the area of the sacroiliac joints

A

Ureters cross the pelvic brim

Enter the pelvic cavity

Cross the bifurcation of the common iliac arteries

72
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What happens to the ureters in the pelvic cavity

A

Travel down the lateral pelvic walls

At the level of the ischial spines - turn anteromedially - moving transverse plane towards the bladder

73
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What is the difference between the renal veins

A

Right
- adrenal vein drains directly into the inferior vena cava

Left
- adrenal vein drains first into the left renal vein
- then joins the inferior vena cava

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