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Where is the cranial pole of the kidney located?

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upper most aspect of the kidney

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Where is the caudal pole of the kidney located?

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lower most aspect of the kidney

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What is the parietal side of the kidney?

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the dorsal aspect of the kidney

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What is the visceral side of the kidney?

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the ventral aspect of the kidney

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Where is the hilus of the kidney located?

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on the medial side of the kidney

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What comes in at the hilus of the kidney?

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the renal artery and vein and the ureter

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What is the capsule of the kidney?

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the hard outermost covering of the kidney

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Why is the kidney called retroperitineal?

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because the peritoneum is only covering the ventral side of the kidney and not the dorsal side

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Which kidney is located most cranially?

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the right kidney

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Where does the cranial pole of the dogs right kidney sit?

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at about T12/T13

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Where does the caudal pole of the dogs right kidney sit?

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L2/L3

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Where does the left kidney of the dog sit?

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from L1-L4

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True or false: the cats kidneys sit more cranially than in the dog

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False

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Where does the right kidney of the cat sit?

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from L1-L4

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Where does the left kidney of the cat sit?

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from L2-L5

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Which kidney in the cat is mobile?

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the left kidney

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What is the renal sinus and where is it located?

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it is a fat filled cavity located in between the renal pelvis and renal sinus

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Where is the cortex located?

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directly underneath the capsule

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Which is the lightly colored region of the kidney?

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the cortex

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How would you characterize the make up/look of the cortex?

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granular

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What is the darker layer of the kidney?

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the medulla

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How would you characterize the make up/look of the medulla?

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striated

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What is the renal crest shaped as?

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a papilla

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What is the cribriform area of the kidney?

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sieve like little wholes where urine drips out to be collected into the renal pelvis

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What is the renal pelvis?
funnel shaped area located 'underneath' the renal crest
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What is the dilated portion of the ureter?
the renal pelvis
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What is the glomerulus?
tufts of vessels where there is a high amount of blood flow
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What does the high blood pressure of the glomerulus do?
pushes out the fluid component of blood
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What is the bowman's capsule?
it surrounds the glomerulus and collects the fluid component of blood that is pushed out by the glomerulus
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What is the renal corpuscle made up of?
the glomerulus and the bowman's capsule
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How does the renal corpuscle affect the appearance of the cortex?
it is responsible for the granular appearance
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What are the parts of the renal pyramid?
the renal cortex, the renal medulla, the papilla (renal pelvis)
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True or false: the kidney only has one renal pyramid
false
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What can each renal pyramid be called?
a lobe
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What is in between each lobe of the kidney?
an interlobar artery
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What is the vessel that goes in between the medulla and the cortex?
the arculate artery
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Why is the dogs kidney considered unilobar?
because as it matures, the pyramids fuse together
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What section of the kidney can you see the 'remnants' of the renal pyramid?
parasagittal section
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How do the ureters run?
from medial to caudal from the hilus of the kidney to the urinary bladder
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What aspect of the abdominal cavity does the ureter begin at?
the dorsal aspect
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What aspect of the abdominal cavity does the ureter end at?
the ventral aspect
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What does the ureter have to pass in order to get to the ventral aspect of the abdominal cavity?
the rectum and the reproductive tract
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What complication can occur during a spay in regards to the ureter?
it can be confused with the uterine horn
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What part of the bladder does the ureter come in on?
the dorsal lateral aspect into the neck
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What is the peak of the bladder called?
the apex
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What can be seen on the apex?
a scar from the urachus
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What is the function of the lateral ligaments?
they suspend it in the urinary bladder
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Where does the lateral ligament connect?
the pelvic cavity
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What structure is within the lateral ligament?
the round ligament of the urinary bladder
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What does the round ligament come off of?
the aorta
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If the bladder is empty, where does the bladder lay?
in the pelvic cavity
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If the bladder is full, where does the bladder lay?
in the abdominal cavity
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What are the structures in the trigone?
the opening of the ureters and the internal ureteral orifice
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What follows after the trigone?
the urethral crest
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What is the urethral sphincter?
the smooth muscle of the urethra - involuntary
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What is the urethralis?
the voluntary muscle of the urethra so that animals can pee when appropriate
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What is the pararectal fossa?
the space between the rectum and the spine
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What is the rectogenital pouch?
space between the rectum and the genitals
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What is the vesicogenital pouch?
the space between the urinary bladder and the reproductive tract
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What is the pubovesicular pouch?
space between the pubic bone and the urinary bladder
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What vein runs off of the renal vein?
the gonadal vein

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