Renal Anatomy Flashcards
1.

renal vein
2

renal artery
3

ureter
4

renal pelvis
5a

major calyx
5b

minor calyx
6

renal papillae
7

(renal) medullary pyramids
8

collecting duct
10

loop of henle
(simple cuboidal or squamous epithelium)
23

renal capsule
B

renal cortex
A

renal medulla
Area between 7

renal columns
23

renal capsule
A

renal medulla
B

renal cortex
12

vasa recta
(series of straight capillaries in the medulla that lie parallel to the loop of Henle.)
6

collecting duct
4

proximal convoluted tubule
simple cuboidal w/ many microvili
10

Glomerular (Bowman’s) capsule
9

visceral layer of glomerular capsule
made of podocytes
8

glomerulus
6

afferent arteriole
7

efferent arteriole
13

juxtamedullary apperatus
12a

macula densa
12b

juxtaglomerular cells
11

distal convoluted tubule
simple cuboidal w/ a few microvili

podocytes
make up visceral layer
parietal layer of glomerular capusule consists of what tissue type?
simple squamous epithelium
entire structure

renal corpuscle

- )Renal Corpuscle
- ) Proximal convuluted tubule
- ) Proximal straight tubule
- ) Loop of Henle
- ) Distal straight tubule
- ) Distal convoluted tubule
- ) Collecting duct

- Renal corpuscle
- Bowman’s capsule
- Glomerulus
- Afferent arteriole
- Distal convoluted tubule
- Efferent arteriole
- Proximal convoluted tubule

- Renal corpuscle
- Bowman’s capsule
- Glomerulus
- Proximal convoluted tubule
- Distal convoluted tubule
- Cortex
- Medulla
- Renal papilla
1-9

- Renal capsule
- Renal cortex
- Renal medulla
- Segmental artery
- Hilum
- Major calyx
- Renal artery
- Renal vein
- Renal pelvis
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1.Glomerulus, 2. Efferent arteriole, 3. Bowman’s capsule, 4. Proximal convoluted tubule, 5. Cortical collecting duct, 6. Distal convoluted tubule, 7. Loop of Henle, 9. Peritubular capillaries,12. Afferent arteriole, 13. Juxtaglomerular apparatus.

peritubular capillary bed

1- cortex
- juxtamedullary nephron
3- colecting duct
4- cortical nephron

A- detrusor muscle
b- trigone
c-internal urethral sphincter
d- external urethral sphincter

