urinary system Flashcards
which species is the kidney shape flattened?
pigs
which species is the kidney heart shaped?
horses
which species is the kidney multilobulated?
bovine
where are the kidneys situated?
abdominal roof in the lumbar region
which kidney is situated more cranial and very close to the liver?
right
what is the space in the liver where the right kidney is located?
renal fossa
what does the perirenal fat do?
protect kidney against pressure from other organs
what is the kidney enclosed in?
kidney capsule
what is the kidney tissue divided into?
cortex and medulla
what is the medulla shaped as?
pyramids
what does the apex of the pyramids of the medulla form?
renal papilla
what is the cup-like expansion that joins the renal papilla called?
renal pelvis
what is the ureter?
tube that connects the kidney to the bladder
what vessels supply the kidney?
renal artery and renal vein
what is the functional unit of the kidney?
nephron
list the different parts of the nephron
glomerulus
bowman’s capsule
proximal convoluted tubule
loop of henle
distal convoluted tubule
collecting duct
how is the bladder shaped?
according to the degree filled with urine
what ligaments support the bladder?
two lateral ligaments
one median ligament
The ureters enter the border on the _____ aspect of the body of the bladder
dorsal
The neck of the bladder continues down as _______
urethhra
what nervous system is the bladder innervated by?
autonomic
