The Urinary System

Question 1

What is in the renal corpuscle and what is in the renal tubule?

Answer 1

Corpuscle - Bowmans capsule, glomerulus
Tubule - PCT, loop of henle, DCT, Collecting tubule

Question 2

What is the bowmans capsule composed of?

Answer 2

Outer wall -parietal epithelium
Inner wall - visceral epithelium
-Contains podocytes w processes

Question 3

What is the name of the supporting connective tissue in the renal corpuscle?

Answer 3

Mesangium

Question 4

What kind of epithelium is there in the proximal convoluted tubule and what is its func?

Answer 4

-Simple cuboidal epithelium w microvilli
-Reabsorbs nutrients, ions, water, plasma proteins

Question 5

What types of epithelium is there in the loop of henle?

Answer 5

-Thin segment - simple squamous epithelium
-Thick segment - simple cuboidal epithelium

-Func similar to PCT

Question 6

What type of epithelium is there in the DCT and what is its func?

Answer 6

-Simple cuboidal epithelium
-Reabsorbs ions and water
-Secretes acids, drugs, toxins

Question 7

What is the Juxtaglomerular apparatus and what does it secrete?

Answer 7

-Macula densa of DCT + Juxtaglomerular cells of afferent arteriole
-Secretes Renin (bp regulator) and Erythropoietin (erythrocyte production)

Question 8

Whta kind of epithelium is present in the collecting tubules?

Answer 8

Simple cuboidal epithelium

Question 9

What kind of epithelium is present in the collecting duct?

Answer 9

Simple columnar epithelium

Question 10

What kind of epithelium is present in the papillary (bellini) duct?

Answer 10

Simple columnar epithelium