Past Questions - Urinary Organs Flashcards

1
Q

What is the glomerulus?

A

Capillary tuft

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2
Q

What is a renal pyramid and its associated cortex referred to?

A

Lobe

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3
Q

Approximately how many nephrons are there in each kidney?

A

100,000

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4
Q

What is the Malpighian corpuscle?

A

Renal corpuscle

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5
Q

What are the ducts of Bellini?

A

Collecting tubules

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6
Q

What are the foot processes on podocytes?

A

Pedicels

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7
Q

What vessel is a branch of the interlobular artery?

A

Afferent arteriole

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8
Q

What type of tissue lines the bladder?

A

Transitional epithelium

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9
Q

What is the projection of the medulla into the renal cortex called?

A

Medullary ray

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10
Q

What makes up the Juxtaglomerular apparatus?

A

Both b and c

b. Juxtaglomerular cells
c. Macula densa

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11
Q

What vessels arise from the efferent arteriole?

A

Peritubular capillaries

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12
Q

Which structure does the proximal convoluted lead to?

A

Loop of Henle

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13
Q

What is the correct term for the foot processes on podocytes?

A

Pedicels

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14
Q

Which of the following is NOT a function of the kidney?

A

Aldosterone production

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15
Q

What is the space between the renal pyramids called?

A

Renal columns

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16
Q

What is the capillary tuft of the nephron?

A

Glomerulus

17
Q

What vessel supplies blood to the glomerulus?

A

Afferent arteriole

18
Q

What type of tissue composes the kidney tubules?

A

Simple cuboidal epithelium

19
Q

Where is renin secreted from?

A

Juxtaglomerular cells

20
Q

What are the “straight vessels”?

A

Vasa recta

21
Q

What is the inner region of the kidney called?

22
Q

What is the double layered cap on the glomerulus?

A

Bowman’s capsule

23
Q

Where are podocytes seen?

A

Visceral layer of Bowman’s capsule

24
Q

What vessel is formed from an aggregation of the glomerular capillaries?

A

Efferent arteriole

25
What is the functional unit of the kidney?
Nephron
26
Which structure leads to the collecting duct?
Distal convoluted tubule
27
What cells are sensitive to sodium concentration?
Macula densa