Canine Urinary Organs Flashcards
List examples of solid organs.
- liver
- spleen
- kidneys
- adrenal glands
- ovaries
- testicles
List examples of hollow organs.
- digestive tract
- ureter
- bladder
- uterus
The ovaries are ________ organs.
intraperitoneal
The kidneys are _____ organs.
Retroperitoneal
The intestine, spleen, and liver are ____ organs.
peritoneal
Which kidney sits more cranial in the abdominal cavity?
Right
What surrounds the kidney?
Adipose capsule
On a right lateral view radiograph, what is the orientation of the kidneys?
The left kidney sits behind the right kidney
What is the cavity within the kidney that is occupied by the renal pelvis, renal calyces, blood vessels, nerves, and perirenal fat?
Renal sinus
What is the entrance/exit of renal artery, renal vein, ureter, and lymphatics?
Hilus
The medulla of the kidney is composed of what?
- Renal pyramids
- Renal crest
What are the sections of the kidney?
- cortex
- medulla
- renal sinus
How does the renal artery split within the kidney?
- renal artery splits into segmental arteries
- segmental arteries split into lobar arteries
- lobar arteries split into interlobar arteries
- interlobar arteries split into arcuate artery
What is the differences between the renal crest in the cat vs dog?
- Cone shaped in cat
- longitudinal crest in dog
True or false: Feline kidneys are more easily palpable.
True
Feline kidneys have what veins?
Subscapular
Subscapular veins of feline kidneys are where?
on cortical surface
What ligament of the bladder arises from the ventral mesentery?
Median ligament
What joins together to make the major calyces?
minor calyces
What joins together to make the renal pelvis?
Major calyces
The renal pelvis exits the kidney as what?
Ureter
A lobe of the kidney includes what?
renal pyramid and its surrounding cortex
The afferent arteriole feeds into what structure before being drained by the efferent arteriole?
renal corpusculum
The renal corpusculum is made up of what?
the glomerulus and bowman’s capsule
Where do renal papillae empty urine?
into the minor calyx
The bottom of the renal pyramid is known as what?
renal papillae
The inward extensions of the renal cortex into the renal medulla are what?
renal column
The outer granulated tissue of the kidney is what?
renal cortex
The dark, striated tissue of the kidney that is pyramid shaped is what?
renal medulla / renal pyramids
What is the dense regular connective tissue that anchors the kidney in retroperitoneum?
renal fasciae
The outer layer of the kidney is what?
renal capsule
The efferent arteriole branches off into what?
Peritubular capillaries
The peritubular capillary network located in the medulla is what?
vasa recta
The vasa recta drains where?
into arcuate vein
The peritubular capillaries drain where?
Cortical radiated vein
The cortical radiated vein eventually joins with the arcuate vein which then empties where?
Interlobar vein
Which vein feeds into the renal vein?
interlobar vein
