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Lecture 11 Flashcards

1
Q

Both kidneys are located in

A

The retroperitoneum

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2
Q

The ______ kidney sits a little higher in the body than the ______

A

Left higher than right

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3
Q

Which muscles lies posterior medial and posterior to the kidney

A

Psoas

QL

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4
Q

Liver lies _________ to the right kidney

A

Superior and anterior

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5
Q

Spleen lies _____ to left kidney

A

Superior

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6
Q

4 external layers of the kidneys

A

Renal capsule
Perirenal fat
Gerotas fascia
Pararenal fat

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7
Q

What is the renal capsule aka and material

A

True capsule

Fibrous capsule

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8
Q

Perinephric fat aka or aka

A

Adipose capsule

Packing fat of zuckerkandl

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9
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Fascia of gerota aka or aka

A

Perirenal fascia

Perinephric fascia

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10
Q

Pararenal fat

A

Pararenal body

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11
Q

4 retroperitoneal spaces

A

Anterior pararenal space
Perirenal space
Retrorenal space
Posterior pararenal space

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12
Q

Anterior pararenal space _____ area between the __________ and _________

A

Fat area

Between posterior peritoneum and gerotas fascia

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13
Q

Anterior pararenal space als oincludes other organs/ vessels such as

A 
Pancrease
Descending portion of duodenum 
Ascending and descending colon 
Superior mesenteric vessels 
Inferior portion of the cbd
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14
Q

Posterior pararenal space is between

A

Gerota’s fascia and the posterior abdominal wall muscles

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15
Q

Posterior pararenal space includes what______

A

Iliopsoas and QL
The posterior abdominal wall
Contains fat and nerves

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16
Q

Perirenal space is space seperated from _______ by_______

A

Pararenal space by gerotas fascia

17
Q

Perirenal space includes

A 
Kidneys and adrenal glands 
Perinephric fat 
Ureters 
Renal vessels 
Aorta and IVC
Lymph nodes
18
Q

Perirenal and pararenal fat (layers 2 and 4) accommodate

A

Movement during respiration

19
Q

Kidney is divided into what two areas

A

Renal parenchyma

Central sinus

20
Q

The renal parenchyma consists of

A

Cortex and medulla

21
Q

Centra sinus consists of

A

Renal hilum

Renal sinus

22
Q

What is the renal cortex

A

Outer portion, most superificial layer

23
Q

What is the medulla

A

Deeper layer of the parenchyma

24
Q

Medulla folds into

A

Projections called renal pyramids

25
Q

Within medulla ____ to ______ shaped sections called ______

A

8 to 18

Renal pyramids

26
Q

Areas in the medulla between the pyramids are called

A

Renal columns

27
Q

Base of the pyramid is toward

A

The outer circumference of the kidney

28
Q

The apices of renal pyramids is towards

A

The renal sinus

29
Q

The _____ at the apices of pyramids

A

Renal papilla

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