Ch 13 Flashcards
0
Q
Bladder
A
Cyst/o
1
Q
Nitrogenous waste
A
Azot/o
2
Q
Renal pelvis
A
Pyle/o
3
Q
Bladder
A
Vesic/o
4
Q
-ptosis
A
Dropping
5
Q
Concave area on edge of center
A
Hilum
6
Q
Outer portion of kidney
A
Cortex
7
Q
Inner portion of kidney
A
Medulla
8
Q
Triangular shaped structures in medulla
A
Pyramids
9
Q
Tip of each renal pyramid
A
Papilla
10
Q
Small open area that receives urine from each papilla
A
Calyx
11
Q
Large open area that receives urine from each calyx, empties into ureter
A
Renal pelvis
12
Q
Functional unit of kidney
A
Nephron
13
Q
Substances are filtered through glomerulus from blood and enter glomerular capsule
A
Renal corpuscle
14
Q
Filtrate passes through proximal convoluted tubule to the loop of henle to the distal convoluted tubule and then to the collecting tubule
A
Renal tubules