urinary system

Question 1

which species is the kidney shape flattened?

Answer 1

pigs

Question 2

which species is the kidney heart shaped?

Answer 2

horses

Question 3

which species is the kidney multilobulated?

Answer 3

bovine

Question 4

where are the kidneys situated?

Answer 4

abdominal roof in the lumbar region

Question 5

which kidney is situated more cranial and very close to the liver?

Answer 5

right

Question 6

what is the space in the liver where the right kidney is located?

Answer 6

renal fossa

Question 7

what does the perirenal fat do?

Answer 7

protect kidney against pressure from other organs

Question 8

what is the kidney enclosed in?

Answer 8

kidney capsule

Question 9

what is the kidney tissue divided into?

Answer 9

cortex and medulla

Question 10

what is the medulla shaped as?

Answer 10

pyramids

Question 11

what does the apex of the pyramids of the medulla form?

Answer 11

renal papilla

Question 12

what is the cup-like expansion that joins the renal papilla called?

Answer 12

renal pelvis

Question 13

what is the ureter?

Answer 13

tube that connects the kidney to the bladder

Question 14

what vessels supply the kidney?

Answer 14

renal artery and renal vein

Question 15

what is the functional unit of the kidney?

Answer 15

nephron

Question 16

list the different parts of the nephron

Answer 16

glomerulus
bowman’s capsule
proximal convoluted tubule
loop of henle
distal convoluted tubule
collecting duct

Question 17

how is the bladder shaped?

Answer 17

according to the degree filled with urine

Question 18

what ligaments support the bladder?

Answer 18

two lateral ligaments
one median ligament

Question 19

The ureters enter the border on the _____ aspect of the body of the bladder

Answer 19

dorsal

Question 20

The neck of the bladder continues down as _______

Answer 20

urethhra

Question 21

what nervous system is the bladder innervated by?

Answer 21

autonomic