Genitourinary Histology Flashcards
1
Q
Upper urinary tract
A
2
Q
Lower urinary tract
A
3
Q
Kidney
A
Excretion of waste/toxins via urine
balance of fluid volume and Acid/Base
4
Q
Blood filtration
A
Renal corpuscle (glomerulus and Bowman’s capsule)
5
Q
Absorption
A
Renal tubules
6
Q
Glomeruli are in cortex, not Medulla
A
True
7
Q
Special stains
A
8
Q
Urothelium
A
stratified epithelium
5 cell layers thick
flexible - transition/compress into 3 cell layers thick
9
Q
Three cell types of Urothelium
A
- Umbrella cells
- Intermediate cells
- Basal cells
10
Q
Which cells may be multinucleated
A
Umbrella cells
11
Q
Does the bladder have submucosa?
A
NO
12
Q
A
relaxed urothelium
13
Q
A
stretched urothelium
14
Q
Three features of cancer
A
- atypical cells (large, dark, irregular nuclei)
- ## pleomorphic cells
15
Q
Prostate zones
A
