Health Sciences 3300A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Renal Vein, Distal Convoluted Tubule, Interlobular Arteries

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 3300A/B
• Professor: Dan Belliveau

Document Summary

Lifetime risk is 8-10% only exceeded in frequency by uti and prostatic hypertrophy. Filters blood filters 200l of fluid/ day excretes approx. Excrete excess ions maintain water/ electrolyte balance. Produce, transport, and store urine micturition (cid:0) going pee. All these structures are retroperitoneal behind posterior peritoneal. Hilum also in lungs has vessels and arteries exit of ureter. Surfaces anterior posterior muscles of the abdominal wall. Margins lateral larger, convex shape medial smaller, location of hilum. Poles superior where the adrenal glands are inferior arrow. Right kidney lower than left large right lobe pushes the right kidney down a vertebral segment related to liver, duodenum, ascending colon. Left kidney related to stomach, spleen, pancreas, jejunum, descending colon. Arterial renal artery, off abdominal aorta at l1-2 v right renal artery longer. Venous renal vein to inferior vena cava left renal vein longer due to shift of inferior vena cava. Renal capsule innermost layer attached to surface of kidney protects kidney.