Urinary Flashcards
(32 cards)
From upper and largest urogenital sinus; initially forms the allantois
Urinary bladder
Fibrous cord formed by the obliteration of the allantois
Urachus
3 divisions of male urethra
- prostatic
- membranous
- penile/ spongy
Derived from ectodermal cells of the glans penis
Distal spongy/ penile urethra
Failure of one kidney to ascend
Pelvic kidney
Formed formed blind tubules probably due to improper linkage between collecting ducts and DCT
Renal Cysts or polycystic cysts
Fusion of both kidneys at their ends and failure to fuse kidney to ascend
Horseshoe kidney
Result of early fusion of uteric buds in the pelvis
Rosette kidney
How many liters of blood is filtered by the kidneys
> 200l/day
What are the functions of kidney?
- filter blood
- regulate solute concentration of blood
- regulation of blood volume/ pressure (renin)
- ph regulation of ECF
- regulation of rbc synthesis (erythropoietin)
- vitamin d activation and produce glucose during starvation
The bean-shaped kidney lie in a retroperitoneal position in the superior lumbar region and extend extend from the _____ to ____ vertebra
T12 to L3
True or False:
The right kidney is lower than the left because it is crowded by the liver but the same ureter length
True
Entrance and exit of ureters, blood vessels, lymphatics and nerve
Renal Hilus
Structures found anteriorly from the right kidney
- Hepatic flexure
- duodenum
- ascending colon
Structure found laterally from the right kidney
Paracolic gutter (part of ascending colon)
Structures found medially from the right kidney
IVC and paracaval nodes
Structures found superiorly from the right kidney
- adrenal glands
- liver
- diaphragm
Structures found superiorly from the left kidney
- adrenal glands
- diaphragm
- spleen
Structures found medially from the left kidney
Aorta and para aortic nodes
Structures found laterally from the left kidney
Paracolic gutter (portion of DESCENDING COLON)
Structures found anteriorly from the left kidney
Splenic flexure and portion of small intestine
3 layer of connective tissue that protects the kidney
Inner - renal capsule
Middle - Perirenal Fat
Outer - Gerota’s fascia and pararenal fat
Fascia that formed from the condensation of areolar tissue and lies outside the perirenal fat which encloses the kidney and adrenal glands
Gerotas fascia
Fat outside the renal fascia
Pararenal fat