Module 9: The Urinary System Flashcards
1
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The urinary System
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Includes: a pair of kidneys, ureter, bladder, and urethra
Anatomy of these structures is similar among different domestic species → except for the kidneys
2
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The kidneys: appearance
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Large variability in appearance in domestic species:
Dogs, cats, sheep, and goats → similar shaped kidneys = bean-like
Pigs → flattened kidneys
Horses → heart-shaped kidneys
Cattle → multilobulated kidneys
3
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The kidneys: location
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Located closer to the abdominal roof in the lumbar region
Generally: right kidney is more cranial than the left kidney
Also: right kidney is located very close to the liver → the liver has the renal fossa as the right kidney’s location
4
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Renal fossa
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A space in the liver where the right kidney is located
