Genitourinary Histology Flashcards
Upper urinary tract
Lower urinary tract
Kidney
Excretion of waste/toxins via urine
balance of fluid volume and Acid/Base
Blood filtration
Renal corpuscle (glomerulus and Bowman’s capsule)
Absorption
Renal tubules
Glomeruli are in cortex, not Medulla
True
Special stains
Urothelium
stratified epithelium
5 cell layers thick
flexible - transition/compress into 3 cell layers thick
Three cell types of Urothelium
- Umbrella cells
- Intermediate cells
- Basal cells
Which cells may be multinucleated
Umbrella cells
Does the bladder have submucosa?
NO
relaxed urothelium
stretched urothelium
Three features of cancer
- atypical cells (large, dark, irregular nuclei)
- ## pleomorphic cells
Prostate zones
Prostate histology
- glands
2. stroma
Immunohistochemistry
Where is sperm produced? Where does sperm Mature?
What cells produce androgens?
Leydig cells