Urinary Flashcards
6 functions
1 excretion 5 regulation
a layer of connective tissue
Renal capsule
medial side
Hilum
kidney is divided into outer
Cortex
Kidney is divided into inner
Medulla
bases of cone shaped, between cortex and medulla.
Renal pyramids
funnel shaped
Calyx
calyces join to form
Renal pelvis
renal pelvis narrows to form a small tube
the ureter
functional unit of the kidney
Nephron
each nephron consists of
renal capsule, proximal/distal tubule, loop of henlE
convuluted tubes empty into the
collecting duct
multiple collecting ducts empty into a single …
papillary duct
15% of the nephrons, have loops of henle that extend deep into the medulla of the kidney
Juxtamedullary nephrons
the other nephrons 85% are called ___ have loops of henle that do not extend into the medulla
cortical nephrons