Past Questions - Urinary Organs Flashcards
What is the glomerulus?
Capillary tuft
What is a renal pyramid and its associated cortex referred to?
Lobe
Approximately how many nephrons are there in each kidney?
100,000
What is the Malpighian corpuscle?
Renal corpuscle
What are the ducts of Bellini?
Collecting tubules
What are the foot processes on podocytes?
Pedicels
What vessel is a branch of the interlobular artery?
Afferent arteriole
What type of tissue lines the bladder?
Transitional epithelium
What is the projection of the medulla into the renal cortex called?
Medullary ray
What makes up the Juxtaglomerular apparatus?
Both b and c
b. Juxtaglomerular cells
c. Macula densa
What vessels arise from the efferent arteriole?
Peritubular capillaries
Which structure does the proximal convoluted lead to?
Loop of Henle
What is the correct term for the foot processes on podocytes?
Pedicels
Which of the following is NOT a function of the kidney?
Aldosterone production
What is the space between the renal pyramids called?
Renal columns
What is the capillary tuft of the nephron?
Glomerulus
What vessel supplies blood to the glomerulus?
Afferent arteriole
What type of tissue composes the kidney tubules?
Simple cuboidal epithelium
Where is renin secreted from?
Juxtaglomerular cells
What are the “straight vessels”?
Vasa recta
What is the inner region of the kidney called?
Medulla
What is the double layered cap on the glomerulus?
Bowman’s capsule
Where are podocytes seen?
Visceral layer of Bowman’s capsule
What vessel is formed from an aggregation of the glomerular capillaries?
Efferent arteriole
What is the functional unit of the kidney?
Nephron
Which structure leads to the collecting duct?
Distal convoluted tubule
What cells are sensitive to sodium concentration?
Macula densa
