CHAPTER 26 Flashcards
what is the layer of fat that surrounds the kidney
adipose capsule
what is the concave depression which is the site of entering and exiting vessels?
renal hilus
what anchors the kidney to surrounding tissue?
renal fascia
What is the name of the cortical tissue that extends down around the renal pyramids?
Renal columns
What are the cone shaped structures with their bases against the cortex and their apices pointing toward the center of the kidney?
Renal pyramids
What is the apex of the renal pyramid?
Renal papillae
Into which structure does the renal papillae drain into?
minor calyx
What excretory ducts does the medullary rays contain?
collecting and papillary ducts
What is the functional unit of the kidney?
nephron
what two structures make up the renal corpuscle?
bowmans capsule and glomerulus
which cells form the visceral layer of the glomerular capsule
podocytes
what is the name of the spaces between the pedicles?
filtration slits
what type of neuron has its corpuscle lying close to the capsule
cortical nephron
what type of neuron has its corpuscle lying close to the base of the renal pyramid?
juxtamedullary
what is the name of the fluid that enters the glomerular capsule?
glomerular filtrate
what structure feeds blood into the glomerulus?
Afferent arteriole