GA1 - urinary Flashcards
kidneys excrete more waste products of ___ (urea)
metabolism (urea)
kidneys play a major role in controlling ___ and ___ balance and ___-___ balance
water
electrolyte
acid-base
homeostasis
maintaining optimal conditions to do the cellular process
kidney is ___peritoneal
retro
kidney on the ___ part of ___ abdominal wall
upper
posterior
kidneys lie between ___ and ___ vertebrae
T12
L3
hilum on ___ border of kidney
medial
arrangement of the hilum
anterior: renal vein, renal artery, renal pelvis (posterior)
kidneys have 4 coverings: (kidney-outside)
fibrous capsule, perirenal fat, renal fascia, pararenal fat
___ ___ covers kidney itself
fibrous capsule
____ ___ is the outside renal fascia
pararenal fat
coverins ___ kidneys and hold them in position
support
nephroptosis
kidney will descend because theres nothing to hold it up and the ureter will kink and get obstructed and urine doesn’t flow properly
cortex has ___ ___
renal columns
medulla contains ___ projects toward ___ ___
apex
renal sinus
renal sinus contains branches of ___ artery
renal
renal sinus contains tributaries of ___ vein
renal
renal sinus contains ___ nerves
autonomic
renal sinus contains ___ vessels
lymphatic
renal sinuses have ____ (___ and ___)
calyces
minor
major
renal sinus has renal ____
pelvis
renal sinus has ___ tissue
adipose
2 or 3 minor calyces join together to form ___ ___
major calyx
blood supply through the kidney
renal a –> interlobular a
renal a –> segmental a –> lobar (interlobar) a –> arcuate a –> interlobular a
nerve supply to kidney: ___ sympathetic plexus
renal
nerve supply to kidney: ___ fibers traveling through the renal plexus entering the spinal cord in the __th, __th, and __th thoracic nerves
GVA
10
11
12
kidney have referred pain to the ___ dermatome
T12
from the “loin to the groin”
parasympathetic supply to the kidney
pre gg
VAGUS
sympathetic sypply to kidney
post gg
lesser, least and lumbar splanchnic
T10-L1
