Anatomy of upper renal tract Flashcards
Kidney job?
produces urine
Ureter job?
drains urine from kidney to bladder
Bladder job?
stores and empties urine
Urethra job?
excretes urine
histological transitional epithelium that lines most of the urinary tract?
Urothelium
Upper UTI?
Ureter + Kidneys
Lower UTI?
Bladder + urethra
Location of kidneys in relation abdomen?
retroperitoneal
Medial aspect of kidney contains the ….
hilum
Hilum of kidney contains….
Renal artery, vein and ureter
At the hilum veins sit …. to the artery
anterior
2 layers of anterolateral abdominal wall muscles?
External oblique
Internal Oblique
Transversus Abdominus
Fat that surrounds the kidney
Perinephric fat
Muscle medial to kidney
Psoas major
Muscle posterior to kidney
Quadratus Lumborum