APR chapter 13 Exam Questions and Complete Answers Latest Update 2024
name the structure that conveys urine from the renal pelvis - Answers major calyx to ureter
what is the function of the renal pyramids. how many are located in each kidney - Answers tubular reabsorption and secretion. 8-15 pyra...
name the structure that conveys urine from the renal pelvis - Answers major calyx to ureter
what is the function of the renal pyramids. how many are located in each kidney - Answers tubular
reabsorption and secretion. 8-15 pyramids per kidney
name the tip of the renal pyramids. where does it project - Answers renal papilla. projects into minor
calyx
what is a minor calyx. what is its function - Answers a funnel shaped tube. function is to conduct urine
from renal papilla to major calyx
list the pathway of urine from the kidney to the urethra - Answers kidney-collecting duct- renal papilla-
minor calyx- major calyx- renal pelvis- ureter- urinary bladder- urethra
name the veins that drain blood from the kidneys - Answers renal veins
name the funnel shaped structure that drains urine fro the kidneys to the ureter - Answers renal pelvis
name the structure that conducts urine from the minor calyx to the renal pelvis - Answers major calyx
how many of each calyx are located in each kidney - Answers major: 2-3 and minor 8-10
name the outer layer of the kidney. what are its extensions. what structures are contained in this outer
layer - Answers renal cortex. renal columns. outer layer contains renal corpuscles and parts of renal
tubules
name the inner layer of the kidney - Answers renal medulla
name the part of the kidney where blood vessels and the renal pelvis enter and exit the kidney -
Answers major calyx
name the part of the kidney between the major calyx and the renal papilla - Answers minor calyx
name the muscle in the walls of the urinary bladder - Answers smooth muscle/ detrusor muscle
what is the trigone. name the openings that define the trigone - Answers triangular portion of bladder.
two ureteric and one urethral make on trigone
the size and position of the urinary bladder varies with____ - Answers volume of urine
the volume of urine also effects the position of _____ - Answers surrounding organs, especially uterus
name the connective tissue coat of the kidney. what is its function - Answers fibrous capsule. functions
to maintain shape of kidney, protect kidney from trauma, and prevent spread of infectious pathogens
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