2023-01-29T21:28:08+03:00[Europe/Moscow] en true <p>Renal capsule</p>, <p>Nephron</p>, <p>Pararenal Fat</p>, <p>Renal Fascia</p>, <p>Renal Fascia</p>, <p>Glomerulus</p>, <p>renal corpuscle &amp; renal tubule</p>, <p>bowman capsule &amp; glomerular capillaries</p>, <p>Bowman's capsule </p>, <p>Lamina interna, lamina densa, lamina externa</p>, <p>Afferent arteriole</p>, <p>b</p>, <p>lamina rara externa</p>, <p>Lamina densa</p>, <p>lamina rara interna</p>, <p>fenestrated endothelial cells</p>, <p>basement membrane</p> flashcards
Structure and Function of the Kidney

Structure and Function of the Kidney

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  • Renal capsule

    - a dense fibrous connective tissue that surrounds each kidney.

  • Nephron

    -the functional unit of the kidney

  • Pararenal Fat

    -a layer of adipose tissue that surrounds the renal capsule

    -it cushions and protects the kidney

  • Renal Fascia

    -a layer of loose connective tissue that surrounds the pararenal fat.

  • Renal Fascia

    ______ is responsible for anchoring the kidney, surrounding the peritoneum, and the abdominal wall.

  • Glomerulus

    -a high pressured, fenestrated capillary with large holes between the endothelial cells

  • renal corpuscle & renal tubule

    What are the components of the nephron?

  • bowman capsule & glomerular capillaries

    What are the components of the renal corpuscle?

  • Bowman's capsule

    -surrounds the glomerulus

    -actively participates in plasma filtration

    -contains a urinary space which allows for filtrate to pass through to Proximal convoluted tubule.

  • Lamina interna, lamina densa, lamina externa

    What are the three layers of the basement membrane?

  • Afferent arteriole

    -blood plasma travels through this and into the glomerulus.

  • b

    Podocytes are part of the :

    a) parietal layer

    b) visceral layer

  • lamina rara externa

    This layer is fused to the epithelial cell layer.

  • Lamina densa

    This layer is located in the middle of the basement membrane.

  • lamina rara interna

    This layer is fused to the endothelium.

  • fenestrated endothelial cells

    -contains pores that are 70-100 nm in diameter

    -retains blood cells

    -allows large, fluid, dissolved solutes, and plasma proteins to be filtered across

  • basement membrane

    - a multilayered membrane that does not permit filtration of plasma proteins, especially albumin