ANATOMY OF THE KIDNEY - Blood vessels of the kidneys

Question 1

Kidneys are highly what?

Answer 1

vascularized

Question 2

What is the large branch of the abdominal aorta?

Answer 2

Renal artery

Question 3

What brings blood into each kidney?

Answer 3

Renal artery

Question 4

The renal arteries branch into what?

Answer 4

interLOBAR arteries

Question 5

Where are the interlobar arteries located?

Answer 5

between the pyramids of the medulla

Question 6

The interlobar arteries extend toward what?
A) Medulla
B) Cortex

Answer 6

B) Cortex

Question 7

Once the interlobar arteries extend toward the cortex. What do they become?

Answer 7

become arcuate arteries at the base of the pyramids

Question 8

Arcuate arteries arch over what part of the pyramids?

Answer 8

bases of the pyramids

Question 9

From the arcuate arteries what arteries penetrate the cortex?

Answer 9

InterLOBULAR arteries

Question 10

What is the pattern of blood flow through glomerulus?

Answer 10

interlobular artery → afferent arteriole → glomerulus → efferent arteriole → peritubular capillaries (including vasa recta) → venules → interlobular vein

Question 11

What is located where the afferent arteriole brushes past the distal tubule?

Answer 11

Juxtaglomerular apparatus

Question 12

What is important to maintenance of blood flow homeostasis by reflexively secreting renin when blood pressure in the afferent arteriole drops

Answer 12

Juxtaglomerular apparatus

Question 13

Juxtaglomerular apparatus secretes what when blood pressure drops in the afferent arteriole?

Answer 13

Renin