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