URINARY Flashcards
(44 cards)
What transports urine out of the body?
Urethra
What transports urine from the kidneys to the bladder
Ureter
The kidney lies in the __________ space In the superior lumbar region
retroperitoneal
The _______ kidney is lower than the _________
Right kidney is lower than the left
The kidney has a _______ lateral surface and a ______ medial surface
convex
concave
The renal hilum leads to the ________ _______
renal sinus
The kidney is surrounded by a ______ capsule
fibrous
The_______ _______ is the light coloured superficial region if the kidney- it surrounds the kidney
renal cortex
The renal medulla forms cone shaped darker renal medullary pyramids separated by _________ _________
Renal columns
The tip of the pyramid is called the ______ and it releases ursine into the ________
Papilla
minor calyx
The major calyx collects urine from the _________ and emptied urine into the _______ _______
minor calyxs
renal pelvis
The renal pelvis is the funnel shaped tube within the _____ ______
Renal sinus
Renal nerve supply is predominantly via sympathetic fibres from the _______ ________
renal plexus
Blood supply into the kidney follows this path:
Aorta > renal artery > _______ artery > _______ artery > arcuate artery > ________ ________ artery > afferent arteriole > glomerulus > efferent arteriole
segmental
interloblar
cortical radiate
Glomerulus: a tuft of _________
Capillaries
The ________ _______ begins as a cup showed glomerular (bowmans) capsule surrounding the glomerulus
Renal tubule
The renal tubule starts at the _______ ________
Renal corpuscle
2.The ______ layer allows filtrate to pass into the capsular space
visceral
3.The _________ _________ tubule (PCT) functions in reabsorption and secretion and is confined to the cortex
proximal convoluted
The _________ has descending and ascending limbs and is freely permeable tow after
loop of henle
The _______ segment of the ascending limb is permeable to _____ and ________ to water
Thick
NaCl
impermeable
The _______ _______ tubule (DCT) functions more in secretion than absorption
distal convoluted
What recieves filtrate from many nephrons and runs through the medulla
Collecting ducts
The collecting ducts fuse together to deliver urine through ______ into minor calyces > ________ ______ > renal pelvis > ureter > bladder > urethra
papillae
major calyces