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Histology- Urinary Systems
Ch. 16
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Veterinary Medicine
Graduate
10/14/2008

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Term
Which species have multilobar kidneys?
Definition
 
 
 
Pigs 
Large Ruminants (cows)
Term
NEPHRON
Definition

 

 

 

FUNCTIONAL UNIT OF THE CORTEX

400,000 IN THE DOG

RENAL CORPUSCLES + TUBULES

Term
COLLECTING DUCTS
Definition

 

 

 

 

 

LONG, STRAIGHT DUCTS

CARRY FILTRATE TO THE URETER

CUBOIDAL NUCLEUS CENTRAL LIGHT AND DARK CELLS PAPILLARY
Term
IDENTIFY:

HILUS/HILUM
CORTEX
CALYX
PELVIS
MEDULLA
Definition

 

 

 

INDENTATION ON MEDIAL ASPECT OF KIDNEY[image]

Term
RENAL CORPUSCLE
Definition

 [image]CAPILLARIES COLLECT BLOOD FOR FILTERING

BALL SHAPED FUNNEL LINED BY EPITHELIUM

HAS SPECIALIZED CELLS

Term
DCT
Definition

FEW MICROVILLI BASAL MITOCHONDRIA NO GRANULES FEWER CROSS SECTIONS MORE APICAL NUCLEI

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Term
PCT
Definition
BRUSH BORDER-PAS
PINOCYTOSIS
LYSOSOMES-GRANULES
BASAL MITO
MORE CROSS SECTIONS
MAYBE BASAL NUCLEI
Term
GLOMERULUS
Definition
AT START OF EACH NEPHRON
SMALL, SPHERICAL PLEXUS OF CAPILLARIES AND SURROUNDING CELLULAR SHEATH
THICKENED BASEMENT MEMBRANE
Term
LOOP OF HENLE
Definition

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The loop has a hairpin bend in the renal medulla. The main function of this structure is to reabsorb water and ions from the urine

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