Renal

Question 1

Kidney cortex, high power. Name some structures

Answer 1

Kidney cortex, high power.

Question 2

Kidney cortex high power. Name some structures.

Answer 2

kidney cortex, high power

Question 3

Kidney cortex, low power.

Answer 3

Kidney cortex, low power.

Question 4

Kidney cortex, medium power.

Answer 4

Kidney cortex, medium power.

Question 5

Kidney cortex, medullary rays

Answer 5

Kidney cortex, medullary rays.

Question 6

Kidney cortico-medullary junction, medium power.

Answer 6

Kidney cortico-medullary junction, medium power.

Question 7

Kidney glomerulus

Answer 7

Kidney glomerulus

A: vascular pole

B: PCT - lumen is not obvious, micro-villi are present, and there are leaky inter-cellular junctions

C: DCT - lumen is obvious, there are no micro-villi present

Arrows: macula densa of the DCT. Chemosensors, detect changes in ion flow and influence renin secretion from JG cells

Question 8

Kidney medulla, high power.

Answer 8

Kidney medulla, high power.

A: loop of Henle

B: vasa recta

C: collecting duct (could also be the thick ascending loop of Henle)