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| paired organs located in the abdominal cavity |
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-clears blood of waste products
-regulates concentration of substances in body
-produces: erythropoietin (hormone that effects RBC production) and renin (influences blood pressure) |
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-lima bean
-hilum: indentation on medial side. renal vessels enter and leaver. ureter leaves kidney |
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-abdomen (high up) retroperitoneal
-located on either side of the vertebral column (T12-L3) |
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-renal capsule: innermost, CT
-perirenal fat: adipose
-renal fascia: CT which anchors kidney in place |
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| outermost. location of most glomerulus |
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| innermost. contains primarily tubules and blood vessels |
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| funnel-shaped chambers which receive urine produced by the nephron |
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| dilated. uppermost portion of the ureter located at the hilum |
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renal artery
afferent arterioles
glomerulus
efferent arterioles
peritubular capillaries
venules
renal vein |
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| what is the nephron responsible for? |
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| in the cortex and a portion of it extends into the medulla |
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renal tubule
vascular network
glomerulus
peritubular capillaries |
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-specialized network of capillaries
-in renal cortex between afferent and efferent arterioles
-composed of specialized epithelium in which there are space between the cells-fenestrated epithelium |
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-branches of the efferent arteriole empty into kidney's venous system
-site of reabsorption of water and other substances |
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-proximal convoluted tubule
-loop of Henle
-distal convoluted tubule
-collecting duct
-minor/major calyces
-renal pelvis
-ureters
-bladder- urethra |
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| what does the tubular portion of the nephron consist of? |
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-double walled, cup shaped portion of kidney tubule
-surrounds the glomerulus
-lined with epithelium- podocytes (foot processes and surround glomerular capillaries)
-filtration silts- small spaces or pores between foot processes |
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| what does the filtration barrier consist of? |
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-fenestrated endothelium
-basement membrane of glomerular capillary
-thin membrane covering filtration silt |
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| what does the filtration barrier consist of? |
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-fenestrated endothelium
-basement membrane of glomerular capillary
-thin membrane covering filtration silt |
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