BRS anatomy of the kidney

Question 1

The kidney extends from ________ vertebrae in the erect position

Answer 1

T12 to L3

Question 2

The _______ kidney usually is related to rib 12 posteriorly, whereas the _______ kidney is related
to ribs 11 and 12 posteriorly.

Answer 2

right; left

Question 3

The kidney Is invested by a firm, fibrous renal capsule and is surrounded by the ________, which
divides the fat into two regions. What kind of fat lies in the perinephric space between the renal capsule and renal fascia? What kind of fat lies external to the renal fascia?

Answer 3

renal fascia
perirenal
pararenal

Question 4

An indentation on the medial border of the kidney, through which the ureter, renal vessels, and nerves enter or leave the organ.

Answer 4

hilus

Question 5

Each nephron contains each of these structures

Answer 5

1. renal corpuscle
2. proximal convoluted tubule
3. Henle’s loop
4. distal convoluted tubule

Question 6

Forms the outer part of the kidney and also projects into the medullary region between the renal pyramids as renal columns.

Answer 6

Cortex

Question 7

Consists of the glomerulus (a tuft of capillaries) surrounded by a glomerular (Bowman’s) capsule, which is the invaginated blind end of the nephron.

Answer 7

Renal corpuscle

Question 8

These empty into two or three major calyces,

which in turn empty into an upper dilated portion of the ureter, the renal pelvis

Answer 8

Minor calyces

Question 9

A muscular tube that begins with the renal pelvis, extending from the kidney to the urinary bladder.

Answer 9

Ureter

Question 10

Blood supply to the ureter

Answer 10

aorta
renal artery
goonadal artery
common and internal iliac 
umbilical
superior and inferior vesical
middle rectal arteries

Question 11

A retroperitoneal organ lying on the superomedial aspect of the kidney

Answer 11

adrenal gland

Question 12

Adrenal gland receives blood from three sources. What are they?

Answer 12

1. the superior suprarenal artery from the inferior phrenic artery
2. the middle suprarenal artery from the abdominal aorta
3. the inferior suprarenal artery from the renal artery.

Question 13

The adrenal gland Is drained via which vein? It empties into the ______ on the right and the ________ on the left.

Answer 13

Suprarenal vein
IVC
Renal vein