Macroscopic kidney Flashcards
Urine producing organ of the Kidney?
The nephron
Urine transporting, storing and excreting organs of urinary system?
Renal pelvis (collecting system)
Ureter
Urinary bladder
Urethra (sex specific differences)
Whilst most kidneys are not very mobile which animals are more mobile?
The cat.
Dog, cat, sheep and goats have what shaped kidneys?
Bean-shaped
Which animal has a more elongated kidney shape?
The pig.
Equine kidneys are more ….. shaped?
Triangular shaped.
Bovine kidneys are …….. shaped?
Lobulated and irregular in appearance.
The internal zone of the renal cortex is called?
The juxtamedullar zone.
Dog, cat, sheep, horse kidneys have what kind of lobes?
fused unilobar.
Pig and human lobes are?
Multilobar/fused
Cow, dolphin and elephant lobes are?
Multilobar/separate
“Multipyramidal”.
Rodents and lagomorphs have what kind of lobes?
Single renal lobe
What kind of epithelium are the ureters made from?
transitional epithelium
When ureter’s do not open in the correct position they are described as being?
‘ectopic’
When distended what happens to the bladders appearance?
Folds and wrinkled appearance disappear.