Kidney Map Definitions part 2

Question 1

Renal capsule

Answer 1

dense, tough tissue layer that protects the kidney and helps maintain its shape

Question 2

Renal column

Answer 2

tissue between two renal pyramids

Question 3

Renal cortex

Answer 3

the layer of the kidney containing the outer portion of the nephrons

Question 4

Renal lobe

Answer 4

unit of a kidney consisting of a renal pyramid and its associated portion of cortex and medulla

Question 5

Renal medulla

Answer 5

portion of the kidney between the cortex and the major calyx

• contains the pyramids and the columns

Question 6

Renal papilla

Answer 6

apex of a renal pyramid, where the pyramid’s tubules empty urine into a minor calyx

Question 7

Renal pelvis

Answer 7

large internal chamber that collects urine from the major calyces; contained within the renal sinus

• ureter continues from the renal pelvis

Question 8

Renal pyramid

Answer 8

kidney structure comprised of manu collecting tubules converging into larger papillary ducts that transport urine to a calyx

Question 9

Renal sinus

Answer 9

the opening into the kidney at the hilus; surrounds the pelvis and major calyces

Question 10

Renal vein

Answer 10

major vein that drains blood from the kidney

Question 11

Ureter

Answer 11

tube that drains urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder