Urinary System (Exam 2)

Question 1

Urinary + Reproductive Systems combined term

Answer 1

urogenital system

Question 2

Function of kidneys

Answer 2

produce urine

Question 3

Function of ureters

Answer 3

actively transport urine –> bladder

Question 4

Function of urinary bladder

Answer 4

urine storage + expulsion

Question 5

Function of urethra

Answer 5

tube urine is voided through

Question 6

Kidney is considered _____ because the peritoneum is only on part of the organ– covered (dorsally/ventrally) NOT (dorsally/ventrally).

Answer 6

retroperitoneal
ventrally
not dorsally

Question 7

Right kidney is located between ____ and ____.

Answer 7

vertebral body of last thoracic vertebra
first 2 lumbar vertebrae

Question 8

Right kidney is against which lobe of the liver?

Answer 8

caudate process of caude lobe

Question 9

Which kidney is further cranial?

Answer 9

right kidney

Question 10

Which species has symmetrical kidneys (at same level)?

Answer 10

pig

Question 11

Left kidney is located opposite of what?

Answer 11

first 3 vertebral bodies

Question 12

(Medial/lateral) border of kidney is concave & smooth while the (medial/lateral) border is indented.

Answer 12

lateral
medial

Question 13

Term for indentation where vessels enter & exit out of kidney

Answer 13

hilus

Question 14

Space in kidney hilus leads into w/ fat + vessels/nerve branches

Answer 14

renal sinus

Question 15

What holds the kidney in place?

Answer 15

renal fascia (CT) + adipose capsule

Question 16

____ is the thick adipose capsule in pigs/cows that is bought for birds/roasts.

Answer 16

suet

Question 17

Kidney has a ____ capsule made of what 2 tissues?

Answer 17

DICCT + smooth muscle

Question 18

Gross anatomic subunit of kidney

Answer 18

renal lobe

Question 19

Another name for medulla within the renal lobe of the kidney

Answer 19

pyramid

Question 20

(Papilla/base) of kidney is toward cortex, while (papilla/base) of kidney is the apex.

Answer 20

base
papilla

Question 21

Pointed end of kidney where urine is discharged

Answer 21

papilla (papillary ducts open)

Question 22

Term for cortical tissue along side + between pyramids

Answer 22

renal columns

Question 23

In dog/cat/horse/small ruminants, papillae of the kidney fuse to form _____.

Answer 23

renal crest

Question 24

Openings of papillary ducts on papilla or renal crest

Answer 24

area cribrosa

Question 25

What is unilobar kidney?

Answer 25

appearance of one lobe b/c papillae fuse to form renal crest

Question 26

What is multilobar kidney? What 2 species have them?

Answer 26

see individual "papillae" of individual lobes ox + pig

Question 27

(T/F) Renal A comes directly off aorta.

Answer 27

True

Question 28

What is the "end artery" concept

Answer 28

Renal Aa are end arteries NO significant collateral circulation (die if obstructed)

Question 29

Bloods supply that branches in hilus before entering sinus & passes between lobes

Answer 29

interlobar Aa

Question 30

Last arteries seen macroscopically. At corticomedullary junction, interlobar Aa branch --> _____.

Answer 30

arcuate Aa

Question 31

Blood from kidney drains --> ____ --> caudal vena cava.

Answer 31

Renal Vv

Question 32

(T/F) Blood from kidney drains to portal vein.

Answer 32

False!

Question 33

Which veins are prominent below the fibrous capsule in the feline and drain on surface?

Answer 33

capsular Vv

Question 34

What is different about the equine kidneys?

Answer 34

L vs. R shaped differently Left: normal "bean" shape Right: "heart" shaped (longer lateral dimension than cranial/caudal)

Question 35

Where should you take a renal biopsy? Why?

Answer 35

cortex (smaller vessels) NOT medulla (large arteries)

Question 36

Expanded end of ureter sitting in renal sinus

Answer 36

pelvis

Question 37

Which domestic mammals doesn't have a renal pelvis?

Answer 37

bovine

Question 38

The pig has a renal pelvis but not _____.

Answer 38

pelvic recesses (branches of pelvis)

Question 39

Branches of renal pelvis extend between sides of renal pyramids

Answer 39

pelvic recesses

Question 40

Transitional epithelial lined tube/spaces in the horse kidney

Answer 40

terminal recesses

Question 41

Some papillary ducts in the horse open onto renal crest, while some open into _____.

Answer 41

terminal recesses

Question 42

In the ox, the ureter divides into 2 _____ and each divides into multiple _____ which go inside papilla where urine is collected.

Answer 42

major calices minor calices

Question 43

In the pig, off each end of the _____ has major calix and minor calices off each major which go into each renal papillae where urine is collected.

Answer 43

renal pelvis

Question 44

Ureter functions to transport urine by ______ to urinary bladder.

Answer 44

peristalsis

Question 45

2 parts of ureter

Answer 45

abdominal part pelvic part

Question 46

Blood supply to ureter

Answer 46

ureteric branch of renal A ureteric branch of caudal vesical A

Question 47

Urinary bladder has an apex (cranial, rounded end) also called:

Answer 47

vertex

Question 48

3 main parts of urinary bladder

Answer 48

1. apex 2. body 3. neck

Question 49

What 3 things make up the trigone of the urinary bladder?

Answer 49

2 openings of L + R ureters, internal urethral ostium

Question 50

Two ureteric folds (L+R) extend into dorsal wall of urethra which forms:

Answer 50

urethra crest

Question 51

2 supporting ligaments of urinary bladder

Answer 51

median ligament lateral ligaments

Question 52

Median ligament may contain remnant of _____.

Answer 52

urachus

Question 53

Lateral ligaments of the urinary bladder make up the _____.

Answer 53

round ligaments

Question 54

Blood supply to bladder (2)

Answer 54

cranial vesical A Caudal vesical A

Question 55

What is main blood supply to bladder?

Answer 55

cranial vesical A

Question 56

2 lymph nodes of kidney + ureters

Answer 56

renal Ln lumbar aortic Lnn

Question 57

2 lymph nodes of urinary bladder

Answer 57

medial iliac Lnn deep inguinal (iliofemoral) Lnn

Question 58

Which Lnn are located near terminal bifurcation of aorta where lymph from bladder drains?

Answer 58

medial iliac Lnn

Question 59

Which Lnn drain lymph from bladder, pelvic part of ureter, and proximal urethra?

Answer 59

deep inguinal (iliofemoral) Lnn