Histology - Renal

Question 1

what is the basic functional unit of the kidney?

Answer 1

nephron

Question 2

what is a nephron composed of?

Answer 2

renal corpuscle

renal tubules

Question 3

name the two cell layers that separate the blood from the glomerular filtrate

Answer 3

capillary endothelium

specialised epithelium of podocytes on top of glomerular capillaries

Question 4

which cells produce the connective tissue core of the renal corpuscle?

Answer 4

mesangial cells

Question 5

what are the vasa recta within the kidney?

Answer 5

thin vessels that enter the cortex from the medulla and dip back up

Question 6

which type of epithelium lines the distal convoluted tubules?

Answer 6

simple cuboidal epithelium

Question 7

what is the difference between the epithelium of the distal and proximal convoluted tubules?

Answer 7

distal convoluted tubules lack a brush border

Question 8

which type of epithelium lines the collecting ducts?

Answer 8

simple columnar

Question 9

what epithelium lines most of the conducting parts of the urinary tract?

Answer 9

transitional epithelium