Renal System Overview Flashcards
What is homeostasis?
Maintenance of the body’s internal environment
What r the 4 major structures that make up the urinary tract?
Kidneys x2
Ureter x2
Bladder
Urethra
Where is the urinary tract?
Retroperitoneum
What protects the kidneys? 5 things
- Retroperitoneal: posterior to other organs
- Vertebral column: T12, L1-3
- Ribs 11&12
- Skeletal muscles
- Fat, fascia and capsule of kidney
Position of the right kidney with vertebral column
L1-3
Position of left kidney with vertebral column
T12, L1, L2
What’s in the renal hilum? 3 things
Renal artery
Renal vein
Renal pelvis
Name this section of the kidney
Superior pole
Name this part of the kidney
Inferior pole
What is this structure?
Renal artery
What’s this structure?
Renal vein
What is this structure?
Renal pelvis
What is this structure?
Ureter
In the renal hilum what is the most anterior and most posterior?
Renal vein most anterior, renal pelvis most posterior
Name this structure
Renal papillae
Name this structure
Renal cortex
Name this structure
Renal pyramid
Name this structure
Renal capsule
Name this structure
Renal medulla
Name this structure
Renal pelvis
Name this structure
Renal sinus
Name this section of the nephron
Renal corpuscle
Name this section of the nephron
Proximal convoluted tubule
Name this section of the nephron
Loop of henle
Name this section of the nephron
Distal convoluted tubule
Name this section of the nephron
Collecting duct