Histology Flashcards
Kidney capsule is
irregular dense connective tissue
Renal cortex is ___ due to glomeruli
Red
Renal cortex is granular due to ____
convoluted tubules
Labyrinth of the cortex is found
between medullary rays.
Columns of Bertin is found
between the medullary pyramids
The base of renal medulla is directed towards
the convex surface of the kidney
The color of medulla
yellow due ti blood vessels and tubules arrangement
renal lobe is made of a ___ while a renal lobule is made of a ____ (in terms of medulla)
pyramid, medullary ray
functional & structural unit of the kidney.
nephron
Bowman’s capsule layers:
1- Parietal (external layer)
2-Visceral (internal layer)
Parietal (external layer) is made up of
Simple squamous epithelium
Bowman’s capsule layers are separated with
urinary space
Visceral (internal layer)
modified simple squamous epithelium
whats special about glomerular capillaries?
they’re fenestrated
Prox. convoluted tubule is lined with __ while their lumen is
cuboidal epithelium with central rounded nuclei, narrow
loop of henle thick part is lined with
cuboidal epithelium
loop of henle thin part is lined with
Simple squamous epithelium
Distal convoluted tubule is lined with __ while their lumen is
cuboidal epithelium with apical rounded nuclei, wider
Which has short microvilli? distal or proximal CT
Distal
Collecting tubule is lined by
Simple cuboidal or columnar epithelium
What’s special about collecting tubule
no brush borders, Large lumen
PCT or DCT: who is more acidic?
PCT
Macula densa is
deeply stained nuclei
what produces renin?
Juxtaglomerular cells of AFFERENT arteriole
