Urinary System Flashcards
Why is the right kidney slightly lower than the left?
Because the liver is superior to the kidney and is the largest organ.
Which ribs do the kidneys lie in?
11 and 12th Rib
Define the difference between paranephric and perinephric fat
Paranephric - Fat located superficially tot he renal fascia
Perinephric- Fat located deep to the renal fasciae to the vernal capsule.
Which regions of the kidneys fo the corpuscles lie
Cortex
What is the real sinus
Where the renal pelvis and the renal calyx filters everything from the urine and drains it.
What structures unite to form the renal pelvis
The minor and Major calyxes
What structures are located at the hilum and what are their positions relative to one another
Anterior-Posterior
Renal Artery, renal vein, renal pelvis and ureter
What veins drain into the left renal vein
Gonadal vein
What is pyelonephritis
Inflammation due to a bacterial infection
Causes bruning sensation
Define renal calculus
Kidney stones
What is nephrostomy
Drains urine by creating an artificial opening between the kidneys and the skin allowing urinary diversion
What does the outer cortex of the adrenal gland secrete
Cortiocosterioids
What does the adrenal medulla secret
Nonadernaline
What arteries supply the adrenal glands
Superior suprarenal artery
Middle suprarenal artery
Inferior suprarenal artery
What are the four regions of the baldder
base, apex, fungus and neck
