Hydronephrosis can cause renal failure and ________
Necrosis
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There are three distinct regions in the kidney: cortex, medulla and
Pelvis
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The renal pyramids are found in the _______
Medulla
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The points of the renal pyramids face the
Pelvis
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The renal columns are inward extensions of __________ tissue
Cortical
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The renal pelvis is continuous with the ____________
Ureter
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The branching extensions of the pelvis are known as
Calyces
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The function of the calyces and the pelvis is to ____________
Drain urine
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The walls of the calyces, pelvis and ureter drain urine by ________
Peristalsis
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An infection in the renal pelvis and calyces
Pyelitis
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Pyelonephritis is
An infection of the whole kidney
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As each renal artery approaches a kidney, t divides into ___ segmental arteries
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From the segmental arteries ---> interlobular arteries ---> acurate arteries --->
Cortical radiate arteries
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Blood leaving the cortex drains from the cortical radiate ---> arcuate veins ---> interlobar veins until it reaches the (which empty into the inferior vena cava)
Renal veins
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The _______ supplies the nerve supply to the kidney and ureter
Renal plexus
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Each nephron consists of the renal corpuscle and a renal ________
Tubule
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Each ___________ consists of a glomerulus and a bowman's capsule
Renal corpuscle
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The endothelium of the glomerular capillaries is _________
Fenestrated
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The bowman's capsule has two layers: the parietal layer and the visceral layer which __________
Clings to the glomerular capillaries
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The tubule has 3 main parts, the proximal convoluted tubule, the distal convoluted tubule and __________
The loop of henle
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The walls of the proximal convoluted tubule are formed by _________
Cuboidal epithelial cells, with luminal surfaces covered in dense microvilli
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The collecting duct walls are formed by __________
two cell types: the principle cells with short microvilli and incalated cuboidal cells with abundant microvilli
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The distal convoluted tubule walls are formed by ______
Cuboidal epithelial cells, which lack microvilli
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The loop of henle's walls are formed by ___________
Simple squamous epithelium on the descending, and collumnar/cuboidal on the ascending
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The stripy appearance of the medullary pyramids is due to _______
The collecting ducts
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The two types of nephrons are cortical and _______
Juxtamedullary
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The glomerulus is fed by arterioles, this creates the specialised _________________
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