Urinary I Flashcards
1
Q
arterial blood supply to kidney
A
• Supplied by renal artery
o Bilaterally from descending aorta
o also supplies adrenal gland
2
Q
vein blood supply to kidney
A
o Left renal vein
3
Q
which is longer
left right renal vein
right left renal artery
A
left vein
right artery
4
Q
what happens if the superior mesentarian arty is blocked
A
o Vein runs behind it // blockage in SMA= stretch and blockage of renal vein +gonadal vein
5
Q
if liver is on right what view
A
inferior
6
Q
why kidney thinner than liver
A
o Liver anterior but kidney retro + covered in fat
7
Q
describe papilla of kidney
A
- Larger lumen
- Thicker tube (simp columnar)
- Red= vasa recta
- Transitional on right = urothelium
8
Q
does proximal or distal have a burst border and why
A
prox= needs absoprtion
9
Q
explain parietal layer
A
simple squam
10
Q
explain viisceral layer
A
podocytes on outer surf of glom
11
Q
explain mesengial cells
A
phago and end, secretion
