Liver And Urinary

Question 1

Glycogen granules

Answer 1

Stored in fed state

Question 2

Kupffer cell

Answer 2

Macrophages in liver destroying damaged RBCs and pathogens

Question 3

Space of disse

Answer 3

Perisinusoidal space- gaps between endothelial cells

Question 4

Bile duct

Answer 4

Bile secreted into duct, flows in opposite direction to blood

Question 5

Sinusoid capillaries

Answer 5

Portal vein and hepatic artery branches into these

Question 6

Central vein

Answer 6

Drains blood from liver back into heart

Question 7

Bile canaliculi

Answer 7

Where bile is secreted by hepatocytes

Question 8

Antidiuretic hormone

Answer 8

Controls water reabsorption

Question 9

Podocyte

Answer 9

Foot cell- part of filtration layer of epithelial cells

Question 10

Mesangial cells

Answer 10

Composes mesangium of renal corpuscle- contractile- regulates blood flow and has phagocytic activity

Question 11

Juxtaglomerular cells

Answer 11

Specialised smooth muscle cells of wall of efferent arterioles

Question 12

Cortex

Answer 12

Profuse blood supply where ultrafiltration occurs

Question 13

Medulla

Answer 13

Poorer blood supply, has tubules and blood vessels

Question 14

Renal calyx

Answer 14

Where urine passes before going into renal pelvis

Question 15

Nephron

Answer 15

Functional unit of kidney- achieves regulatory role

Question 16

Renal/ Malpighian corpuscle

Answer 16

Where ultrafiltration occurs

Question 17

Glomerulus

Answer 17

Network f capillaries for afferent arteries

Question 18

Bowman’s capsule

Answer 18

Surrounds glomerulus- invaginated sphere

Question 19

Vasa recta

Answer 19

Vessels descending into medulla of nephron

Question 20

Mesangium

Answer 20

Component of renal corpuscles, providing structural support to glomerulus, regulates blood flow

Question 21

Juxtaglomerular apparatus

Answer 21

Participates in tubuloglomerular feedback, has macula dense and JG cells

Question 22

Macula densa

Answer 22

Specialised region of distal convoluted tubule- promotes renin secretion

Question 23

Bladder umbrella cells

Answer 23

Cover multiple epithelial cells

Question 24

Transitional epithelium

Answer 24

Epithelium able to deal with stretch- varies

Question 25

How to differentiate PCT and DCT

Answer 25

PCT has microvilli

Question 26

Q of basement membrane

Answer 26

Negative