Urinary 1 Flashcards

1
Q

The right kidney is ______ than the left kidney

A

Lower

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2
Q

Where are the kidneys located when concerning the parietal peritoneum

A

Behind

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3
Q

At what level do the renal arteries emerge?

A

At about L1 or L2

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4
Q

About how much blood is pumped to the kidneys each minute

A

20%

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5
Q

The outer part of the kidney

A

Renal cortex

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6
Q

The inner portion of a kidney

A

Renal medulla

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7
Q

The triangular division of the Maggiolo of the kidney.

A

Renal pyramids

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8
Q

Extensions of Cortical tissue that dip down into the medulla between the renal Pyramids

A

Renal columns

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9
Q

Narrow, innermost of pyramid

A

Randal papilla

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10
Q

And expansion of the upper end of a ureter

A

Renal pelvis

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11
Q

A division of the renal pelvis (the Papilla of a pyramid opens into each of them)

A

Calyx

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12
Q

More than 1 million microscopic units called what make up each kidneys interior

A

Nephrons

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13
Q

What to principal component is the nephron composed of

A

The renal corpuscle and the renal tubule

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14
Q

Appearance of a nephron

A

It looks like a tiny final with a very long stem, but it is an unusual stem in that it is highly convoluted

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15
Q

The renal corpuscle is made up of

A

The Bowman capsule and the glomerulus

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16
Q

The cup shaped top of a nephron

A

Bowman capsule

17
Q

Surrounds the glomerulus

A

Bowman capsule

18
Q

A network of blood capillaries tucked into the Bowmans capsule

A

Glomerulus

19
Q

What makes of the renal tubule

A

Proximal convoluted tubule, nephron loop, distal convoluted tubule, collecting tubule

20
Q

The first segment of a renal tubule

A

Proximal convoluted tubule

21
Q

The extension of the proximal tubule

A

Nephron loop

22
Q

Consists of a straight descending limb, hairpin loop, and a straight ascending limb

A

Nephron loop

23
Q

A part of the tubule distal to the ascending limb of the nephron loop

A

Distal convoluted tubule

24
Q

A straight part of the renal tubule

A

Collecting tubule

25
Q

Condition where waste products are not quickly excrete into the urine by the kidneys

A

Uremia or uremic poisoning