kidney Flashcards
what does urinary system consist of
kidneys
ureters
urinary bladder
urethra
describe what urinary system contributes to
excretion- elimination of waste products of metabolism - such as urea
regulation of total body water
regulation of electrolyte balance
endocrine secretion of renin (enzyme) and epo (hormone)- both released in blood stream = endocrine secretion
describe features of kidney
shape - bean shape
concave border - hilum, convex surface = see renal pelvis
renal pelvis = expanded portion of ureter
human kidney is divided in lobes and lobules
describe capsule of kidney
tough ct capsule
describe cortex of kidney
presence of small renal corpuscles and some tubules gives grainy appearance
describe medulla of kidney
striated due to presence of ducts
describe cortico-medullary junction of kidney
limit between cortex and medulla
describe medullary pyramids of kidney
base faces junction and tip = renal papilla
describe medullary rays of kidney
center of renal lobules
describe columns of bertin of kidney
interlobar cortical tissue and ct
between lobes, can find renal corpuscles
describe renal papilla and area cribrosa area of kidney
tip of pyramid = renal papilla and area cribrosa = means they are perforated, ~25 orifices - openings opens into
ma = major calyx and opens into mi = minor calyx - opens into renal pelvis
name 2 parts of uriniferous tubule
nephron
collecting system
describe nephron
each kidney has 1-4 mil
if less than 1 mil = renal insufficiency, need dialysis
name parts of uriniferous tubule
renal corpuscle
pct
loop of henle
dct
describe renal corpuscle (uriniferous tubule)
dilated portion of nephron which contains glomerular tuft of capillaries - in between 2 arterioles, afferent - thicker and efferent - drains all blood from corpuscle - glomerulus
double wall of epithelial cells enclosing glomerular tuft of capillaries
describe pct (uriniferous tubule)
proximal convoluted tubule
acidophilic
then becomes straight
thin then thick again - ascends in medulla
describe loop of henle (uriniferous tubule)
sd = thick descending limn - in medullary ray
tl = thin limb - in medulla
sa = thick ascending limb - in medulla and medullary ray
becomes dct
describe DCT (uriniferous tubule)
distal convoluted tubule
connected to collecting tubules in cortex
becomes collecting duct after junction - changes name
as approach area cribrosa = huge, called papillary ducts of Bellini - lower end, opens at level of area cribrosa
describe bowmans capsule (renal corpuscle)
2 layers =
Parietal = external, squamous cells, reticular fibers, BM
visceral = podocytes, processes interdigitating surrounding capillaries
visceral layer continous with parietal layer at vascular pole
capsular space= between layers
describe vascular pole (renal corpuscle)
entrance of arterioles - macula densa here
AA enters and divides into 5+ capillaries and EA leaves structure
describe macula densa (renal corpuscle)
appears in section, surrounded by cuboidal cells but near afferent = becomes columnar tight joined together
describe urinary pole (renal corpuscle)
part of dct
ultrafiltrate drained through pct
describe hydrostatic pressure (renal corpuscle)
Pressure of liquid agasint wall so high = plasma is filtered betwen processes of podocytes = ultrafiltrate in capsular space
describe afferent arteriole (renal corpuscle)
branches into 5-6 glomerular capillaries - joins or merges into efferent arteriole
1 layer sm cells seen near entrance, looks cuboidal near entrance
Specialized in secreting renin into blood stream - enzymes
describe capillaries (renal corpuscle)
highly fenestrated
rest on bm
describe podocyte
big nucleus, loose delicate chromatin
big primary processes
thin secondary processes = pedicels surrounds capillaries
describe BM (renal corpuscle)
bm shared by pedicels of podocytes and endothelial cells -similar to lung
describe mesangial cells
between adjacent capillaries (glomerular) and under bm
dark nucleus - can confused with endothelial cell
where are some of mesangial cells located
present between afferent and efferent arteriole and are outside renal corpuscle
called extraglomerular mesangial cells
have intra and extra glomerular mesangial cells
name 2 functions of mesangial cells
implicated in phagocytosis of particles, germs and bm
also implicated in structural support of capillaries
produce cytokines
complex cell with many functions
define mesangial cell
mesos = middle and angeion = vessel
located between blood vessels, intra and extra glomerular and under bm
describe what mesangial cells are believed to do
remove pieces of bm that are already clogged with stuff = sends small processes and removes areas where bm has already filtered and then endothelial cells and pedicles make new bm
for efficient filtration
what is plasma filtered through
openings - slits
describe filtration slits
25nm - extremely small gap
note presence of diaphragms = between 2 adjacent pedicels, closed by small diaphragm
negatively charged proteins and proteins greater than albumin, 70,000mw do not pass these pores
if see many proteins = proteineuria = bad