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| carries blood into the glomerulus of the nephron |
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| part of the filtration process; contains water, salts, glucose, urea, and amino acids |
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| refers to the outer parenchyma of the kidney that contains the renal corpuscle and proximal and distal convoluted tubules of the nephron |
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| another term for the renal fascia; the kidney is covered by the renal capsule, perirenal fat, gerota's fascia and pararenal fat |
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| area of kidney where vessels, ureter and lymphatics enter and exit |
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| receives urine from the minor calyces to convey to the renal pelvis |
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| receive urine from the renal pyramids; form the border of the renal sinus |
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| functional unit of the kidney; includes a renal corpuscle and a renal tubule |
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| part of the nephron that consists of Bowman's capsule and the glomerulus |
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| area in the midportion of the kidney that collects urine before entering the ureter |
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| space behind the peritoneal lining of the abdominal cavity |
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| small, membranous canal that excretes urine from the urinary bladder |
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| small vessels found at the base of the renal pyramids |
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| blood urea nitrogen (BUN) |
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| measures the amount of nitrogenous waste; waste products accumulate in the blood when kidneys malfunction |
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| part of the collecting system adjacent to the pyramid that collects the urine and is connected to the major calyx |
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| one of the lab tests used to measure the ability of the kidney to get rid of waste |
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| blood from this structure supplies the peritubular capillaries, which also supply the convoluted tubules |
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| part of the filtration process in the kidney |
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| maintenance of normal body physiology |
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| portion of the renal tubule lying between the proximal and distal convoluted portions; reabsorption of fluid, sodium and chloride occurs in the proximal convoluted tubule and the loop of henle |
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| refers to the inner portion of the renal parenchyma that contains the loop of henle |
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| right posterior subhepatic space located anterior to the kidney and inferior to the liver where fluid may accumulate |
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| convey urine to the minor calyces |
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| area in the midportion of the kidney where the renal vessels and ureter enter and exit |
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| central area of the kidneyy that includes the calyces, renal pelvis, renal vessels, fat, nerves, and lymphatics |
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| lab test that measure how much dissolved material is present in the urine |
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| retroperitoneal structures that exit the kidney to carry he urine to the urinary bladder |
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| muscular retroperitoneal organ that serves as a reservoir for urine |
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| bands of cortical tissue thatseparate the renal pyramids, a prominent column of Bertin may mimic a renal mass on sonography |
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| normal variant that occurs on the lft kidney as a bulge on the lateral border |
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| located outside of the normal position, most often in the pelvic cavity |
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| dilation of the renal collecting system |
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| congenital malformation in which both kidneys are joined together by an isthmus, cost commonly at the lower poles |
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| interruption in the normal development of the kidney resulting in absence of the kidney; may be unilateral or bilateral |
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| 1st layer adjacent to the kidney that forms a tough, fibrous covering |
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| seen as narrow bands of acoustic shadowing posterior to the margins of the cysts along the lateral borders of enhancement |
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| stone within the urinary system |
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