Urogenital Histo Pictures Flashcards
Identify A, B, & C

A - Outer Layer Capusle
B - Inner Layer Capsule
C - Cortex
This picture can be divided into two portions, what are they?

•Cortex
–Renal corpuscles & associated tubules
•Medulla
–Straight tubules, collecting ducts, & vasa recta
Identify A

Medullary Rays
What is this structure?

A renal corpuscle
What is this structure?

A podocyte
Identify AA, J, MD, & DCT and what is this overall structure made up of MD & J?

AA: afferent arteriole
J: juxtaglomerular cells
MD: macula densa
DCT: distal conv. tubule
The Juxtaglomerular Apparatus
Identify A

Collecting Duct (you can distinguish this from the loop of henule, by clear cell membrane divisions in the border of the collecting duct)
Identify cd

Collecting Ducts
Look at this.

Look at this again.

Identify A & B

A - papilla (has collection ducts)
B - Minor Calyx
Identify A, B & C in the ureter crossection.

A - Mucosa
B - Muscularis
C - Adventitia
Where is this crossection from?

The urinary bladder.
Where is this crossection from?

Urethra