urinary system week 8 Flashcards
the kidney is a _____ organ just below the ____ and in the ____ cavity
retroperitoneal
diaphragm
abdominal
the kidney is located in the ____ region - lie on either side of spine paravertebral between T____- L ____
T12.
L3
the ____ kidney is slightly more inferior that the ____ kidney
right
left
the upper pole of the kidney is protected by the ___ ____
lower ribs
the right kidney is ______ to liver and gallbladder
posterioinferior
the kidneys move about ____cm with respiration
2.5cm
the left kidney is approximately ____cm longer than the right
.5cm
the normal size of the the kidney in SAG is __-___cm
9-12 cm
the normal size of the kidney in TRV is ___-____cm
5-7cm
the normal size oof the kidney in AP is ___-___cm
3-5cm
the left kidney is ____ and ____ to spleen
inferior
medial
the left kidney is usually slightly longer than the right, within ___cm of each other in length
1cm
cortical thickness is measured from the _____ to the _____ to the _____ and is normally between 6 to 10mm ( used to determine the severity of renal failure
base
pyramid
capsule
the kidneys are ____ to psoas and quadrates lumborum muscles
anterior
adrenal glands are ____, ___ and ____ to kidneys
superior
anterior
medial
_____ _____ is a fibrous sheath that surrounds kidneys, perinephric fat and the adrenal glands
Gerotas fascia
renal artery, vein and ureter enter the kidneys through the ____ ____
renal hilum
_____ _____ AKA ____ ____ covers the kidney
renals capsule
true capsule
the kidney covering layers from inner to outer are
1.renal _____
2. ______ fat
3. ____ _____
4. ______ fat
capsule
perinephric
gerotas fascia
paranephric
the kidneys are shaped like kidney beans or ____ beans
jelly
he upper and lower portions of the kidneys are ____ in shape
oval
the ____ of the kidney is deeply indented
hilum
the ___ renal is more inferior than the ____
right
left
the right renal is ______ to liver and gallbladder
posterioinferior
the entrance of the sinus is the ____
hilum
through the renal____ passes renal artery, vein , nerves , lymphatic vessels and ureter
hilum
the sinus contains ____, major ____ and _____ tissue
fat
calyces
connective
the renal pelvis is the expanded ____ end of the ureter
superior
the renal pelvis is a urine ____
reservoir
the renal pelvis divides into the _____
infundibula
in the sinus there are 2 to 3 major calyces that divide into 8-18 minor calyces ( calyx= little cavity) which correspond to number of _____
pyramids
on top of each minor calyx touches renal ____
pyramid
the parenchyma surrounds the ____ and is made up of ____ and ____
sinus
cortex
medulla
the renal cortex in adults in _____ to liver and spleen
hypo echoic
the renal cortex in infants-3months may be ____ or more _____ than liver and spleen
isoechoic
echogenic
teh renal cortex in infants the pyramids may be relatively ____ and _____
large
prominent
cortex is ____ to renal capsule
deep
renal medullary region ( pyramids) is ____ to cortex
deep
the outer cortex contains millions of ____
nephrons
the renal medulla contains the renal _____
pyramids
pyramids are triangular shape in ___
SAG
pyramids are most _____ area in the abdomen
hypo echoic
the base of pyramids dorm margin with _____
cortex
apices of pyramids point toward renal sinus and touch minor ____
calyces
columns of ____ spectate pyramids
bertin
pyramids empty into the renal ____
pelvis
renal ____ larger than renal ____
veins
arteries
renal ____ are easier to visualize on ultrasound
veins
right renal artery passes ____ to IVC
posterior
the left renal vein passes ____ to aorta and ____ to SMA
anterior
posterior
the ____ renal vein is longer than the _____ renal vein
left
right
blood drainage is by right and left renal ____
veins
within the kidneys veins follow the arterial ____
segments
rigt and left renal vein drain blood directly to the ____
IVC
the left renal vein is seen ____ to the SMA and ____ to the aorta, drain blood to the _____
posterior
anterior
IVC
a renal function is that it disposes ___ waste through ____ production
metabolic
urine
a renal function is that it helps maintain ___ ___ through regulation of fluid volumes
blood pressure
a renal function is that it regulated ___/____ balance
acid / base
a renal function is that it regulates serum _____
electrolytes
2 hormones that affect renal function are ____and ____
aldosterone
ADH
_____ is reabsorption of sodium and secretion of potassium
aldosterone
_____ is an antidiuretic hormone reducing the amount of water excreted
ADH
two _____: remove waste from the blood and produce urine
kidneys
____ is the major process for waste removal
excretion
cellular metabolic activities proceed waste products that may reach toxic levels if not ___ from the body
excreted
____ is a process of separating and removing substances harmful to the body
excretion
two ____: act as tubal ducts leading from the hilum of the kidneys and drain into the urinary bladder
ureters
bladder collects and stores urine, which is eventually discharged through the ____
urethra
_____ is a nitrogenous waste produced from phosphocreatine in the muscles
creatinine
the formation of urine involves three processes
- _____ filtration
- tubular _____
- tubular ______
glomerular
reabsorption
secretion
two main structures of the nephron are renal ____ and renal _____
corpuscle
tubule
____ function is that it filters the blood and to produce urine
nephron
in nephron blood filtered in the Renal ____
corpuscle
in nephron the filtered fluid passes through the Renal _____
tubule
renal corpuscles are a network of capillaries(______) surrounded by a cuplike structure (______ ____)
glomerulus
Bowmans capsule
the _____ arteriole brings blood toward the glomerulus
afferent