Urinary 1 Flashcards
The right kidney is ______ than the left kidney
Lower
Where are the kidneys located when concerning the parietal peritoneum
Behind
At what level do the renal arteries emerge?
At about L1 or L2
About how much blood is pumped to the kidneys each minute
20%
The outer part of the kidney
Renal cortex
The inner portion of a kidney
Renal medulla
The triangular division of the Maggiolo of the kidney.
Renal pyramids
Extensions of Cortical tissue that dip down into the medulla between the renal Pyramids
Renal columns
Narrow, innermost of pyramid
Randal papilla
And expansion of the upper end of a ureter
Renal pelvis
A division of the renal pelvis (the Papilla of a pyramid opens into each of them)
Calyx
More than 1 million microscopic units called what make up each kidneys interior
Nephrons
What to principal component is the nephron composed of
The renal corpuscle and the renal tubule
Appearance of a nephron
It looks like a tiny final with a very long stem, but it is an unusual stem in that it is highly convoluted
The renal corpuscle is made up of
The Bowman capsule and the glomerulus
The cup shaped top of a nephron
Bowman capsule
Surrounds the glomerulus
Bowman capsule
A network of blood capillaries tucked into the Bowmans capsule
Glomerulus
What makes of the renal tubule
Proximal convoluted tubule, nephron loop, distal convoluted tubule, collecting tubule
The first segment of a renal tubule
Proximal convoluted tubule
The extension of the proximal tubule
Nephron loop
Consists of a straight descending limb, hairpin loop, and a straight ascending limb
Nephron loop
A part of the tubule distal to the ascending limb of the nephron loop
Distal convoluted tubule
A straight part of the renal tubule
Collecting tubule
Condition where waste products are not quickly excrete into the urine by the kidneys
Uremia or uremic poisoning
