Peri
Surrounding
Puden
Be ashamed
Cerv
Neck
Cili
Hair like
Epi
Upon, over
Endo
Within
Retro
Behind
Ren
Kidney
Uri
Urine
Visc
Hollow organ
Gene
Woman
Labi
Lips
Trace the passage of blood flow from the heart, to the kidney, and through the glomerulus
Left ventricle
Aorta
Renal artery
Segmental arteries
Interlobar arteries
Arcuate arteries
Interlobular arteries
Afferent arterioles
Glomerulus
Efferent arterioles
Peritubular capillaries
Interlobular vein
Arcuate veins
Interlobar veins
Renal vein
Inferior vena cava
Right atrium
Trace the passage of blood flow from the heart to the kidney, through the nephron, and its subsequent elimination form the body.
Left ventricle
Aorta
Renal artery
Segmental arteries
Interlobar arteries
Arcuate arteries
Interlobular arteries
Afferent arterioles
Glomerulus
(Bowman’s capsule)
(Proximal convoluted tube)
(Loop of Henle)
(Distal convoluted tub)
(Collecting duct)
Efferent arterioles
Peritubular capillaries
Interlobular vein
Arcuate veins
Interlobar veins
Renal vein
Inferior vena cava
Right atrium
Identify the structures where plasma is extracted from the blood supply
Glomerulus
Bowman’s capsule
Identify the structures where blood filtrate is condensed
Proximal convoluted tube
Loop of Henle
Distal convoluted tube
Collecting duct
Identify the structures where urine is stored
Renal pelvis
Bladder
Identify the structures where urine is eliminated from the body
Ureter
Urethra
Where are the kidneys relative to the peritoneum? How is this different from the liver?
The kidney lies behind the peritoneum, which is different from the liver as the liver is located within the peritoneum
Trace the passage of an egg from the surface of the ovary through the female reproductive tract and its exit from the body.
Fimbriae
Fallopian tube
Uterus
Cervix
Vagina
Trace the passage of sperm from the testis through the male reproductive tract and their exit from the body.
Testis
Epididymis
Vas deferens
Seminal vesicles
Prostate gland
Urethra
Name the 3 structures that are involved with the cooling of the testicles and describe how they accomplish this.
Scrotum - Holds the testis outside the body cavity
Cremaster muscle - Muscle that surrounds the scrotum and relaxes when it’s hot to increase the surface area
Pampiniform plexus - Network of veins that acts as a heat exchanger to allow cool blood to cool the testes
What organs are considered to be secondarily retroperitoneal?
Pancreas
Duodenum
Ascending colon
Descending colon
