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R - Urinary System (Liam Lennox) > Introduction Gross Anatomy and Histology of the Urinary System > Flashcards

Introduction Gross Anatomy and Histology of the Urinary System Flashcards

1
Q

What is the urinary system composed of?

A

Kidneys

Ureters

Urinary bladder

Urethra

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What are some functions of the urinary system?

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  • Removes metabolic waste from blood by filtration and excretion
  • Regulates plasma electrolytes and blood pressure (by renin-angiotensin mechanism)
  • Helps to stabilise the pH
  • Reabsorption of small molecules (amino acids, glucose and peptides)
  • Produces erythropoietin (a stimulant of RBC production by bone marrow
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3
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By what mechanism does the urinary system regulate plasma electrolyte and blood pressure?

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Renin-angiotensin mechanism

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4
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By what processes does the urinary system remove metabolic waste from blood?

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Filtration and excretion

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5
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What are some examples of small molecules that the urinary system reabsorbs?

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Amino acids

Glucose

Peptides

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6
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What is erythropoietin?

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Stimulat of RBC production by bone marrow

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7
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Are the kidneys retro or intraperitoneal structures?

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Retroperitoneal

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8
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Between what spinal levels do the kidneys lie?

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T12-L3

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9
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Do the kidneys lie level to each other? If not, why is this?

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Right kidney is slightly lower than left kidney due to liver

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10
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Are the kidneys fully or partially peritonised?

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Partially peritonised

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11
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What are some of the anterior relations of each kidney?

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What are some of the posterior relations of each kidney?

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13
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What nerves run posterior accross each kidney?

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Iliohypogastric nerve

Ilioinguinal nerve

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14
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Describe the structures surrounding the actual kidney from superficial to deep?

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15
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What is A?

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Cortex

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16
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What is B?

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Medulla

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17
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What ic C?

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Pyramid (10-18)

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18
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What is D?

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Papilla

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19
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What is E?

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Minor calyx

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20
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What is F?

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Major calyx

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21
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What is G?

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Pelvis

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22
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What is H?

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Ureter

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23
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What is I?

A

Renal lobe

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24
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What is the arrangement of the artery, vein and pelvis from anterior to posterior of the kidney?

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Vein, artery then pelvis (remember VAP)

25
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What does the renal arteries branch from?

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Abdominal aorta

26
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What do the renal arteries branch into?

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  • Segmental branches (x5)
  • Interlobar
  • Arcuate
    • Branches pass around the circumference
  • Interlobular
    • Branches which ultimately supply each nephrone
  • So is non-anastomosing
27
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What do the renal veins drain into?

A

Inferior vena cava

28
Q

What is the lymphatic drainage of the kidneys?

A

Lateral aortic lymph nodes

29
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What is the plexus called that innervates the kidneys?

A

Renal plexus

30
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What supplies the renal plexus?

A
  • Sympathetic T10-L1
  • Sensory afferent T11-L2
31
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What is the urinary bladder composed of?

A
  • Median umbilical ligament
    • Embryonic urachus
  • Two medial umbilical folds
    • Occluded umbilical artery
  • Two lateral umbilical folds
    • Inferior epigastric vessels
32
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What embryological structure forms the median umbilical ligament?

A

Embryonic urachus

33
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How is the bladder peritonised?

34
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What are the different parts of the male urethra?

A

Intramural

Prostatic

Intermediate

Spongy

35
Q

Describe the nervous innervation of the bladder?

36
Q

What part of the male urethra recieves the ejaculatory duct?

A

Prostatic urethra

37
Q

What is the medical term for the action of urinating?

A

Micturition

38
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What is the functional unit of the urinary system?

39
Q

What is the uriniferous tubule composed of?

A

Nephron and collecting duct

40
Q

What is the nephron composed of?

A

Renal corpuscles and renal tubules

41
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What is the renal corpuscles composed of?

A

Glomerulus and bowmen’s capsule

42
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What is A?

A

Kidney - cortex

43
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What is B?

A

Kidney - medulla

44
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What is C?

45
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What is D?

46
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What is the class of the epithelium in the collecting tubules of the kidneys?

47
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What is the class of the loop of Henle epithelium in the kidney medulla?

A

Squamous epithelium

48
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What is the class of the ureter epithelium?

A

Transitional epithelium

49
Q

How is the lumen of the ureters shaped?

A

Star shaped

50
Q

What muscles are in the wall of the ureters?

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Inner longitudinal smooth muscle

Outer circular smooth muscle

51
Q

What is the classification of epithelium in the bladder?

A

Transitional epithelium

52
Q

What muscles are in the wall of the bladder?

A

Inner longitudinal smooth muscle

Middle circular smooth muscle

Outer longitudinal smooth muscle

53
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What are some common diseases of the urinary system?

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  • Urinary tract infection (UTI)
  • Glomerulonephritis
  • Kidney stone/renal calculi
  • Kidney failure and dialysis
  • Urinary incontinence
    • Common after childbirth/old age/in female
54
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What does UTI stand for?

A

Urinary tract infection

55
Q

What are some important markers of kidney disease?

A
  • High protein (albumin) levels in urine
    • Proteinuria
  • Glomerular filtration rate (GFR)
    • Increased level of serum creatinine/urea
56
Q

What is the medical term for high protein in urine?

A

Proteinuria

57
Q

What does GFR stand for?

A

Glomerular filtration rate

58
Q

What are some common congenital abnormalities of the urinary system?

A

Aberrant renal arteries

Horseshoe kidney

Pelvic kidney

Unilateral double kidney

R - Urinary System (Liam Lennox) (29 decks)

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