Histology of the Kidney Flashcards
What is the capsule that collects fluid from the glomerulus?
Bowman’s capsule
Where are the glomeruli located?
The renal cortex
Where is Bowman’s capsule located?
The renal cortex
Where is the loop of Henle located?
In the medulla
The proximal and distal convoluted tubules are located in __________.
the cortex
What prevents large molecules from leaving the glomerulus?
The basement membrane
What don’t RBCs pass into the urinary filtrate of Bowman’s capsule?
Because the fenestrations are much smaller than the size of the RBC
Where are mesangial cells?
Between the glomeruli
What do mesangial cells do?
They repair all parts of the glomerulus.
Where does most of the resorption take place?
In the proximal convoluted tubule
Arcuate arteries run ________ to the capsule.
parallel
What type of blood vessel do the vasa recta branch off of?
Efferent arterioles
What type of epithelium is the parietal side of Bowman’s capsule?
Simple squamous
Name two disorders in which the basal lamina is thickened.
Diabetes mellitus and lupus
The basal lamina has a slight negative charge and thus ______________.
repels certain negatively charged proteins
