The kidney
Aim: To examine a mammalian renal organ: the kidney.
Instructions
1
Examine the outside of the kidney. Notice any tubes or vessels, its colour and texture.
2
Draw the external appearance here:
3
Now carefully cut the kidney in half lengthways, as shown below:
4
Carefully observe the inside of the kidney, noting the different layers, colours and any tubes or
vessels.
5
Draw the internal appearance here:
Use class resources to
identify and label all the
structures you can see.
Visualising the Nephron
Now look at the part of the Kidney in more depth
Either use a microscope to visualise the Bowman’s Capsule, Glomerulus, Loop of Henle and
Collecting Ducts or use the virtual microscope here:
https://anat215.sitehost.iu.edu/virtualscope2/docs/chap10_1.htm
Low Magnification
High Magnification