Renal Flashcards
Contains veins, arteries, venules arterioles
Vascular system
Clear part of the blood
Plasma
Blood + plasma
Whole blood
Blood is separated through laboratory
Serum
Contains WBC RBC plasma
Blood
Remove waste and toxic materials in the blood
Excretory organs
Breakdown of creatine phosphate
Creatine
Breakdown of protein like ammonium NH3
Urea
Type of protein in amino acids
Ammonium NH3
Extracellular fluid volume
Renin
Regulator of body fluid pH contains:
Alkalinity and acidity
Urine concentration
Osmolality
Regulations of solutes in ion contains:
Sodium, potassium, glucose, chloride
Regulator of blood synthesis
Erythroprotein
Holds the kidney in place
Adipose fat
Protects the kidney
Renal capsule
Medial indentation, allows nerve to enter or exit
Hilum
Within the hilum there are:
Renal sinus and renal pelvis
Wide section of urinary channel
Renal pelvis
Fat filled which contains the blood vessels
Renal sinus
Funnel shape branch of the renal pelvis
Calyx
Outer part most nephrons are
Cortex
Inner part of the renal
Medulla
Cone and funnel most medulla tissue are in.
Renal pyramids
Functional unit of kidney
Nephron
Branch of inferior Vena cava
Renal Vein
Branch of aorta
Renal artery
What are the types of nephrons
Cortical, juxtamedullary
Tip of renal pyramids
Rena pappilae
Nephrons transfer to the blood cells
Reabsorption
What are the functions of nephron
Filtration, Reabsorption, secretion
Coming from the blood to the tubules of the nephrons
Secretion
Loops of Henle extended deep into medulla
Juxtamedullary