Kidney, Ureters, Bladder

Question 1

Location of Kidneys and surrounding structures

Answer 1

Retroperitoneal space, Right kindey lower than Left kidney d/t the placement of the liver

R Kidney- liver, adrenal gland, vertebrae, IVC, duedenum
L Kidney- Spleen, stomach, pancreas, vertebrae, aorta, adrenal gland

Question 2

External Kidney Anatomy

Answer 2

Perinephric fat and Perirenal Fascia

Question 3

Hilum of spleen contains..

Answer 3

vasculature, nerves, sinus, ureters

Question 4

Urine flow through kindey

Answer 4

Glomerulus, loops of henley and collecting ducts in renal pyramid, renal papilla, minor and major calices, renal pelvis, renal sinus to ureter

Question 5

What makes up cortext of kidney

Answer 5

renal pyramids and columns

Question 6

What makes up renal sinus

Answer 6

Major/Minor Calcies and renal pevlis

Question 7

Components of nephron

Answer 7

Afferent arteriole, glomerulus, efferent arteriole, and collecting ducts

Question 8

Structures of adrenal gland

Answer 8

cortex, medulla, and fibrous capsule

Question 9

Vasculature of Suprarenal Gland

Answer 9

Superior (inferior phrenic artery)
Middles (abdominal aorta)
Inferior (renal artery)

Question 10

Nerves of adrenal gland

Answer 10

T5-T8 Thoracic and Splanchnic nerves

Question 11

Attachment of Ureters to bladder

Answer 11

Oblique posterior/inferior entrance into bladder so no back flow w/ urination

Question 12

Kidney stones likely to be lodged here

Answer 12

UP junction, just above illiac arteries, and entry into the bladder

Question 13

Symptoms of Kidney Stones

Answer 13

pain, nausea, vomiting, blood in urine

Question 14

Muscle of bladder walls

Answer 14

detrusor

Question 15

Why might you have flank pain?

Answer 15

Kidney makes urine faster than it can get rid of it.

Question 16

What are variceals in the right testes indicitive of?

Answer 16

kidney tumor in IVC, variceals in the left are common.

Varicealsin right testes because there is high pressure system in the left side.

Question 17

Nephrectomy, which is cut first artery or vein? Why?

Answer 17

Artery cut first, even though it is behind the vein. Clip artery first to decrease BP in the kidney so you dont lose the vein into the kidney.