XIII - Renal/Urinary System Flashcards
Epithelium of renal tubules
simple cuboidal
Renal Functional Unit
Nephron
Nephron Components
renal corpuscle, proximal convoluted tubule, loop of Henle, distal convoluted tubule, collecting duct
Tuft of finely fenestrated capillaries interposed between afferent and efferent arterioles
glomerulus
Bowman’s Capsule: simple squamous, continuous with PCT
outer parietal layer
Bowman’s Capsule: receives the fluid filtrates through the capillary wall and visceral layer
capsular (urinary) space
Bowman’s Capsule: podocytes resting on lamina, part of the glomerular filtration barrier
internal / visceral layer
PCT: Cells
simple cuboidal with brush border
PCT: Location
cortex
Thin Limbs of Loop of Henle: Cells
simple squamous
Thin Limbs of Loop of Henle: Location
medulla
Thick Ascending Limb of Loop of Henle: Cells
simple cuboidal
Thick Ascending Limb of Loop of Henle: Location
medulla, medullary rays
DCT: Cells
simple cuboidal
DCT: Location
cortex