Urology Flashcards
Name 2 types of peritoneum
Parietal
Visceral
What is the cranial section of the pelvic cavity lined with
Peritoneum
Name 3 types of pelvic peritoneal pouches
Pubovesical pouch - excavatio pubovesicalis
Vesicogential pouch - excavatio vesigogenitalis
Rectogenital pouch - excavatio rectogenitalis
Name the 4 processes by which the kidneys make urine
Filtration
Secretion
Reabsorption
Concentration
Distinguish between the following kidneys based on degree of fusion
Car/Eq/Small ruminants - Unilobar, pseudopapillae (1 papillae), smooth surface
Pig - Multilobar, Multipapillae,Smooth surface
Cow - Multilobar, Multipapillae, Lobated surface
Name the point on the medial border where the vessels and the ureter are attached
Hilus renalis
Name the cavity in the kidney
Sinus renalis
Name two capsules surrounding the kidney
Fibrous and adipose capsule
Name the visible divisions of the parenchyma of kidney
Renal cortex
Renal Medulla
Name the two parts of the renal cortex
pars convoluta
pars radiata
Name the two parts of the renal pyramids
Basis pyramidis - covered by cortex
Papilla renalis - (Apex)
In which animals are the renal papilla separate/ on their own
Bovine and pigs
In which animals do the renal papilla fuse to form crista renalis
Carnivores, Small ruminants, Equine
(animals with single lobe/single papilla)
What are the structures at the top of the renal pyramids in cattle and pig
Calyces renalis
Which animals have crista renalis
Carnivores, small ruminants, equine