Lecture 26: Urinary organs and adrenals

Question 1

List the 6 solid organs in the abdomen

Answer 1

-liver
-spleen
-kidneys
-adrenals
-ovaries
-testicles

Question 2

List the 4 hollow organs of the abdomen

Answer 2

-digestive tract
-ureter
-urine bladder
-uterus

Question 3

What structures are located in the retroperitoneal space

Answer 3

kidneys, adrenals, descending aorta, caudal vena cava

Question 4

What structures are considered intraperitoneal?

Answer 4

ovaries

Question 5

What is the capsule covering the kidney?

Answer 5

adipose capsule

Question 6

What lumbar vertebrae are the kidneys lined up with?

Answer 6

Rt kidney: L1-L3
Lt kidney: L2-L4

Question 7

Name the layers of the kidney

Answer 7

-Cortex
-Medulla (pyramids and crest)
-Renal sinus (basically hilus of kidney)

Question 8

T/F: Canine kidneys are more easily palpable

Answer 8

False; feline kidneys are more easily palpable

Question 9

What are the veins on the cortical surfaces of the feline kidney?

Answer 9

Subcapsular veins

Question 10

What do the umbilical arteries become post partum?

Answer 10

Lateral ligaments

Question 11

What do umbilical veins become post partum?

Answer 11

falciform ligament

Question 12

Name the three regions of the urethra

Answer 12

Prostatic urethra, pelvic urethra, spongy (penile) urethra

Question 13

What are the three sections of the adrenal glands from outer to inner?

Answer 13

Capsule, cortex, medulla