Pre Practical Lecture Flashcards
What structures are within the cortex?
Renal corpuscles
Proximal collecting duct
Distal collecting duct
What forms a renal corpuscle?
Bowmans capusle + glomerulus
What structures are within the medulla?
Loop of henle
Collecting ducts
What other features are found at L1?
Hilum of kidney Bifurcation into right and left renal arteries veins Origin of portal vein Termination fo spinal cord Pylorus of stomach Neck of pancreas 2nd part of duodenum Start of SMA
what are the parts of the male urethra?
preprostatic
prostatic
membranous
spongy
what part of the male urethra is the most narrow?
membranous
what part of the male urethra receives the ejaculatory duct?
prostatic
what is the sympathetic nerve supply to the bladder?
T10 - L2 via hypogastric nerve
what is the parasympathetic and somatic nerve supply to the bladder?
S2, 3, 4 via pelvic nerve (parasympathetic)
S2, 3, 4 via pudendal nerve (somatic)
how is the bladder periodised?
retroperitoneal
what are the branches of the renal artery that supply the nephron?
interlobular
what are the different branches of the renal artery termed as?
segmental
interlobar
arcuate
interlobular
what type of arteries are found at the junction of the medulla and cortex?
arcuate
what are the 2 median umbilical folds a remnant of?
occluded umbilical artery
what artery does the 2 lateral umbilical folds overlie and what is it a branch of?
inferior epigastric vessels which are a branch of the external iliac arteries
