Ch 14 Urinary Flashcards
Carries blood into the glomerulus of the nephron
afferent arteriole
Site of filtration in the kidney; contain water, salts, glucose, urea, and amino acids
Bowman’s capsule
Outer parenchyma of the kidney that contains the renal corpuscle and proximal and distal convoluted tubules of the nephron
cortex
Another term for the renal fascia; the kidney is covered by the renal capsule, perirenal fat, gerota’s fascia, and pararenal fat
Gerota’s fascia
hilusArea of the kidney where vessels, ureter, and lymphatics enter and exit
hilus
Receive urine from the renal pyramids; form the border of the renal sinus
minor calyces
receives urine form the minor calyces to convey to the renal pelvis
major calyces
Function unit of the kidney; includes a renal corpuscle and a renal tubule
nephron
Part of the nephron that consists of Bowman’s capsule and the glomerulus
renal corpuscle
Area in the midportion of the kidney that collects urine before entering the ureter
renal pelvis
Space behind the peritoneal lining of the abdominal cavity
retroperitoneum
Small, membranous canal that excretes urine from the urinary bladder
urethra
Small vessels found at the base of the renal pyramids; appear as echogenic structures
arcuate arteries
Laboratory measurement the amount of nitrogenous waste and creatinine in the blood
Blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
Part of the collecting system adjacent to the pyramid that collects urine and is connected to the major calyx
calyx
A product of metabolism; laboratory test that measures the ability of kidney to get rid of waste
creatinine
Small vessel that carries blood from the glomerulus of the nephron and conducts blood to the peritublar capillaries that surround the renal tubule
efferent arteriole
Network of capillaries that are part of the filtration process in the kidney
glomerulus
Maintenance of normal body physiology
homeostasis
Portion of a renal tubule lying between the proximal and distal convoluted portions; reabsorption of fluid, sodium, and chloride occurs here and in the proximal convoluted
loop of Henle
Inner portion of the renal parenchyma that contains the loop of Henle
medullar
Right posterior subhepatic space located anterior to the kidney and inferior to the liver where fluid may accumulate
Morison’s Pouch
One several conical masses of tissue that form the kidney medulla; each consist of the loops of Henle and the collecting tubules of the nephrons
renal pyramid
Area in the midportion of the kidney where the renal vessels and ureter enter and exit
renal hilum