Urinary Flashcards

1
Q

Hormone produced by the kidney

A

Erythropoietin

Renin

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2
Q

Parenchyma is divided into 2

A

Renal cortex and

Renal medulla

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3
Q

Part of the cortex sometimes thought to be part if medulla

A

Medullary rays

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4
Q

Receives the urine formed from each of the pyramid

A

Minor calyx

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5
Q

Fxnal unit that consists of a collecting duct and allthe nephrons that it drains

A

Renal lobule

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6
Q

A single pyramid with its associated overlying cortex

A

Renal lobe

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7
Q

Found in the periphery mostly, sometimes center

A

Podocytes

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8
Q

Mesangial cells

A

Found in between the capillary lumens

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9
Q

Where the blood vessels come in and come out

A

Vascular pole

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10
Q

Where the filtrate or urine come out

A

Urinary pole

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11
Q

Only things not filtered out

A

Cells because of the filtration barrier

Albumin

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12
Q

Fxn of the macula densa

A

Detect the sodium concentration pass through the distal tubule

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13
Q

Structures rekated to the macula densa

A

Juxtaglomerular cells

Lazy cells

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