Lecture 26 - Urinary System & Adrenal Glands

Question 1

The right kidney is located at the level of what verterbrae?

Answer 1

L1 to L3

Question 2

The left kidney is located at the level of what vertebrae?

Answer 2

L2 to L4

Question 3

The adipose capsule of the kidney is also known as what 2 things?

Answer 3

perinephric fat and perirenal fat

Question 4

What is the cavity within the kidney which is occupied by the renal pelvis, renal calyces, blood vessels, nerves, and fat?

Answer 4

renal sinus

Question 5

What is the entrance/exit of renal artery, renal vein, ureter, and lymphatics?

Answer 5

hilus

Question 6

What is the series of pyramids seen from the cross sectional view?

Answer 6

renal crest

Question 7

What is the scarred, shrunken area of the cortex that can be seen when the renal capsule is removed?

Answer 7

renal infarction

Question 8

T/F: Cat kidneys are more suspended than dog kidneys.

Answer 8

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Question 9

Which species have kidneys that are more palpable, dogs or cats?

Answer 9

cats

Question 10

What shape is the renal crest in dogs?

Answer 10

longitudinal crest

Question 11

What shape is the renal crest in cats?

Answer 11

cone

Question 12

Feline kidneys have what veins that are described as multiple large veins on the cortical surface?

Answer 12

subscapular veins

Question 13

Ureters run from what structure of the kidney to the bladder?

Answer 13

hilus

Question 14

The ureters enter the bladder at what orifice?

Answer 14

ureteral orifice

Question 15

The ureteral orifice is located within what structure in the bladder?

Answer 15

trigone vesicae

Question 16

What structure of the urinary system runs through the prostate?

Answer 16

urethra

Question 17

T/F: There are fluids that protect (buffer) sperm from the hostile vaginal environment.

Answer 17

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Question 18

The colliculus seminalis is also known as what?

Answer 18

seminal hillock

Question 19

The umbilical veins in the fetus become what structure in adults?

Answer 19

falciform ligament

Question 20

The umbilical arteries in the fetus become what structure in adults?

Answer 20

lateral ligaments of the bladder

Question 21

What is the portion of the urethra that passes through the prostate?

Answer 21

prostatic urethra

Question 22

What is the portion of the urethra that passes through the erectile tissue/penis?

Answer 22

spongy urethra or penile urethra

Question 23

What is the portion of the urethra that passes through the pelvis?

Answer 23

pelvic urethra

Question 24

T/F: The penis and clitoris are approximately same size in both male and female hyena.

Answer 24

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Question 25

Adrenal glands are retroperitoneal and covered by what?

Answer 25

fat

Question 26

Why can an adrenalectomy be a challenging surgery?

Answer 26

the adrenal glands are retroperitoneal and hidden by fat

Question 27

What are the 3 portions of the adrenal gland from outside to in?

Answer 27

1. capsule
2. cortex
3. medulla