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what are the kidneys?

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Organs that excrete urine

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what do the kidneys look like and where are they located?

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Paired, bean-shaped organs located in the posterior abdomen

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what is the lateral surface of the kidney?

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convex

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what is the medial surface of the kidney?

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concave

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where is the hilum?

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medial surface of kidney

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is the right kidney lower or higher than the left?

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lower due to the liver

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what are the kidneys capped by?

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adrenal glands

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what is found in the urinary tract?

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organs that eliminate urine

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what organs are found in the urinary tract?

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ureters
urinary bladder
urethra

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what is the ureter?

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paired tubes

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what is the urinary bladder?

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muscular sac

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what is the urethra?

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exit tube

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what is urination/micturation?

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process of eliminating (voiding) urine through urethra and out of body

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what is the hilum?

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A depression through which ducts, nerves or blood vessels enter and leave the organ

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what is excretion?

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Removal of waste from body fluids

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16
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where does excretion occur?

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kidneys – the nephron is the functional unit for this process

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17
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what is elimination?

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Storage of urine (bladder)

Discharge of waste products (urination/micturition)

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what is regulated by homeostasis in the urinary system?

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Blood plasma vol & pH
Plasma ion conc
Conservation of nutrients
Elimination of toxins

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what is the renal capsule?

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Fibrous capsule that encases kidney and prevents infection

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what is the adipose capsule?

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Perinephric fatty mass, cushions kidney and aids attachment

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what is the renal fascia?

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Outer layer of dense fibrous CT that anchors the kidney

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what is perirenal fat?

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External to renal fascia + provides protection to kidneys

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where are the points of entry of the kidney?

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Renal artery

Renal nerves

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where are the points of exit of the kidney?

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Renal vein

Ureter

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what is the cortex?
Granular superficial region. | Extends into medulla as renal columns
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what is the medulla?
Subcortex, composed of 6-8 triangular renal pyramids, separated by renal columns
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where is the renal papillae found?
at the base of renal pyramids
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what is the renal papillae?
Openings into the minor calyx that channel urine towards the renal pelvis
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what is the cortical nephron?
Only just penetrating the medulla
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what is the juxtamedullary nephron?
Reaching deep into the medulla
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what is the renal corpuscle?
spherical structure
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what is the Glomerular (Bowman’s) capsule?
cup-shaped chamber
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what is the glomerulus?
a network of capillaries
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what is the renal tubule?
long tubular passage | begins at the renal corpuscle
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what does the renal corpuscle include?
glomerulus and Bowman’s capsule
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what does the outer layer of the renal corpuscles contain?
simple squamous epithelium
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what does the inner layer of the renal corpuscles contain?
specialised podocytes
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what are podocytes?
Cells with processes adhering to basal lamina over fenestrated capillary endothelium
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how much of the systemic cardiac output flows through kidneys?
25%
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what is the Proximal convoluted tubule (PCT)?
First segment of renal tubule
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what is the PCT made of?
Simple cuboidal cells with microvilli on the luminal surface
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what does the nephron loop/ loop of henle contain?
descending limb and ascending limb
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what is the descending limb made of and where is it?
(squamous) passes into medulla
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what is the ascending limb made of and where is it?
cuboidal) re-enters cortex and transitions into distal convoluted tubule (DCT)
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what is the Distal convoluted tube (DCT)?
Empties urine into common collecting duct
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where is the DCT?
leading to the papillary duct and renal papillae at the tip of the renal pyramid
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where does urine flow?
from renal pelvis through the ureter to the urinary bladder
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why is the entrance to the bladder oblique?
prevents backflow of urine and increased pressure within the bladder compresses the distal ends of the ureters shut
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what is the function of the ureters?
actively propel urine to bladder via peristalsis, in response to smooth muscle stretch
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what does the tri-layered wall of the ureters contain?
internal mucosa medial muscularis layer external adventitia
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what does the internal mucosa contain?
transitional epithelium called urothelium
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what is the external adventitia layer made of?
fibrous CT
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what is the urothelium?
transitional epithelium impermeable to salts and water
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what are the layers found in the urothelium?
Superficial Intermediate Basal
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what is the bladder?
Smooth muscle ‘sac’ that stores urine
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where is the bladder found?
Rests on pelvic floor (retro-peritoneal)
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what happens when urine accumulates in the bladder?
bladder expands | without significant rise in internal pressure
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how many layers does the bladder contain?
3
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what are the 3 layers in the bladder?
Transitional epithelial layer (urothelium) Muscle layer (detrusor muscle) Adventitia
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what is the trigone?
Triangular area outlined by openings for the ureters and the urethra
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why is the trigone clinically important?
infections tend to persist in this region
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what is the urethra?
muscular tube
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what is the function of the urethra?
Drains urine from the bladder | Conveys it out of the body
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what is the internal urethral sphincter involved in?
involuntary control
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where is the internal urethral sphincter located?
bladder-urethra junction
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what is the external urethral sphincter involved in?
voluntary control
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where is the external urethral sphincter located?
Passes through urogenital diaphragm
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what is the external urethral sphincter controlled by?
by levator ani muscle, situated on the side of the pelvis

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