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107 Cards in this Set
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Adrenal gland |
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Adrenal gland |
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Abdominal aorta |
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Abdominal aorta |
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Renal artery |
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Renal artery |
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Renal vein |
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Renal vein |
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Inferior vena cava |
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Ureter |
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Ureter |
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Urinary bladder |
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Urinary bladder |
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Urethra |
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Urethra |
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Ureteral openings |
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Ureteral openings |
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Trigone |
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Trigone |
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Rugae |
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Rugae |
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Detrusor muscle |
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Detrusor muscle |
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Detrusor muscle |
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Internal urethral sphincter |
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Internal urethral sphincter |
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Internal urethral sphincter |
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External urethral sphincter |
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External urethral sphincter |
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External urethral sphincter |
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External urethral sphincter |
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Fibrous (renal) capsule |
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Renal hilum |
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Perinephric fat capsule |
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Renal cortex |
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Renal cortex |
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Renal cortex |
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Renal cortex |
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Renal medulla |
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Renal medulla |
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Renal (medullary) pyramid |
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Renal (medullary) pyramid |
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Renal column |
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Renal medulla |
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Renal apex/papilla |
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Renal (medullary) pyramid |
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Renal column |
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Renal column |
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Nephron |
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Collecting tubules |
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Glomerulus |
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Glomerular capsule |
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What are renal sinuses?
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Urine drainage areas containing major & minor calyces and the renal pelvis
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Efferent arteriole |
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Collecting duct |
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Renal tubule |
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Distal convoluted tubule |
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Nephron loop |
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Medulla |
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Proximal convoluted tubule |
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Renal corpuscle |
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Nephron |
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Which has a higher specific density - urine or water? Why?
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Urine, because of the solutes
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Cortex |
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Nephron loop |
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Afferent arteriole |
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Glomerulus |
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Medulla |
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Proximal convoluted tubule |
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Renal tubule |
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Efferent arteriole |
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Distal convoluted tubule |
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Glomerular capsule |
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Principal cells |
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Cortex |
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Which layer of the glomerular capsule is impermeable?
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Parietal
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Intercalated discs |
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Collecting tubule |
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Collecting duct |
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Collecting duct |
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What forms the renal pelvis?
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Merging major calyces
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What kind of epithelium lines the renal tubules? |
Simple cuboidal
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What are the three layers of a glomerular capsule?
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Visceral, capsular space, and parietal
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What is urinoid?
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Smell of fresh urine
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What are the two regions of functional tissue in the kidney?
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Outer renal cortex and inner renal medulla
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Which part of the renal tubules appears clear when viewed under a light microscopic?
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Distal convoluted tubule
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Renal corpuscle |
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What is specific gravity?
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Density of a substance compared to the density of water
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Which part of the renal tubules has microvilli?
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Proximal convoluted tubule |
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Which layer of a glomerular capsule is permeable?
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The visceral layer that directly overlies the glomerular capillaries
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Where do the afferent and efferent arterioles attach to the glomerulus?
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Vascular pole
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What are renal columns?
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Extensions of the cortex projecting into the medulla
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What is perinephric fat?
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Adipose connective tissue outside of the fibrous capsule that cushions & supports the kidney
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What is the normal pH of urine?
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4.5 - 8
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Afferent arteriole |
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Which part of the kidney protects it from pathogens?
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Fibrous capsule
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How much urine is made in a day?
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1-2 liters
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What are the solutes in urine?
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Salts, nitrogenous wastes, hormones, drugs, ketone bodies
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What is the capsular space responsible for?
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It receives the filtrate and modifies it to form urine
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What causes urine to smell fruity?
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Diabetes
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What is the tubular pole of the glomerulus?
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Origin of the renal tubule
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What type of epithelium is in the parietal layer of a glomerular capsule?
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Simple squamous epithelium
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What are the components of a renal lobe?
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Renal pyramid & portions of adjacent renal columns
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What are renal pyramids? |
Portions of medulla between the renal columns
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What impacts the pH of urine?
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Metabolism and infection
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Where are nephrons located?
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Renal cortex
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What connects at the hilum?
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Nerves, vessels, and ureters
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