LAB 6 Flashcards
note the position of the kidneys compared to the peritoneum. What term describes its relationships?
Retroperitoneal
What endocrine glands are on the superior pole of the kidneys?
Adrenal glands
What is the medial border of the kidneys called?
Hilus
Name 3 structures that enter or leave the kidneys at this area:
- Renal artery
- Renal vein
- Ureters
what is the tip of the pyramid called?
Renal papilla
What part of the calyces system in next to the tip (renal papilla)?
Collecting duct
Which type of arteriole supplies the glomerulus, and which drains the glomerulus?
Afferent supplies
Efferent drains
What is the difference between cortical nephrons and juxtamedullary nephrons?
Juxtamedullary has a longer nephron loop and better connection to blood supply, vasa recta.
The ________ capillaries are near the convoluted tubules;
the _________ are looping vessels near the long loops of Henle in the renal medulla.
- peritubular
- vasa recta
A renal corpuscle includes a glomerulus plus _______.
Bowman’s capsule
What is the glomerulus?
knot of capillaries
What are fenestrations?
capillaries with tiny pores for filtration
The visceral layer of Bowman’s capsule has podocytes. The outer layer of Bowman’s capsule is the parietal layer. What fluid is in between these 2 layers?
Filtrate
How is this fluid different from plasma (what’s not filtered)?
proteins
RBC’s
white blood cells
platelets
Filtration
occurs in glomerulus from blood to filtrate
