KNES 260 Lecture 23: Renal Anatomy - 03/10/17
10 Mar 2017
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Forms superior and major part of abdominopelvic cavity. Between diaphragm and pelvic inlet and extends to thoracic cage. Divisions: there are nine regions and four main quadrants. Part of stomach right before small instesting. Head of the pancreas pukes into the duodenum. Smaller lobe as the liver sits slightly to the right. The removal of organic waste products from body fluids. The discharge of waste products to the outside environment. Keeps the kidneys anatomically and functionally isolated. Remove excess water, salts and protein wastes. Renal hilum is a space where the renal artery, vein, and ureter are located. Equivalent to the portal hepatis of liver of the root of the lung. Nephron is the functional unit of the kidney. Blood flows through the bowman"s capsule and fluid/waste is taken out. Fluid then travels down the proximal tubule to the loop of henle. It exits from the distal tubule into collecting ducts which form minor calices.
