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The Urinary System
BLOOD FLOW TO AND FROM THE
KIDNEYS
EXERCISE 1. LOCATE AND DESCRIBE THE
FUNCTIONS OF ELEMENTS OF THE KIDNEY
BLOOD SUPPLY
portion of the
aorta
Afferent
glomerular
arterioles
Leads from a
branch of the
renal artery into
the glomerulus
Supplies blood
to the glomerulus
converge to
form venules
Renal vein Leaves the
kidney at the
hilus and joins
the abdominal
Moves blood
away from
the kidney
NEPHRON NOTABLES
EXERCISE 2. LABEL THE INDICATED
STRUCTURES ON THE NEPHRON
1. Collecting duct
URINARY SYSTEM LOCATION
EXERCISE 3. LABEL THE INDICATED
STRUCTURES OF THE FEMALE CANINE
URINARY SYSTEM
1. Right kidney
EXERCISE 4. LABEL THE INDICATED
STRUCTURES ON THIS VENTRAL VIEW
OF THE MALE FELINE URINARY SYSTEM
1. Caudal vena cava
2. Renal artery and vein
EXERCISE 5. LABEL THE INDICATED
STRUCTURES IN THIS VIEW OF THE CANINE
URINARY SYSTEM
1. Kidney
2 . U r e t e r
EXERCISE 6. LABEL THE INDICATED
STRUCTURES OF THE FELINE
URINARY SYSTEM
1. Urinary bladder
2. Neck of the urinary bladder
3. Suspensory ligament of the urinary bladder
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CHAPTER 15 The Urinary System
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KIDNEY—INTERNAL
EXERCISE 8. LABEL THE INDICATED
STRUCTURES ON THE INSIDE VIEW
OF THE EQUINE KIDNEY
1. Renal cortex
EXERCISE 9. LABEL THE INDICATED STRUCTURES
ON THE INSIDE OF THE SHEEP KIDNEY
1. Renal capsule
CLINICAL AND CRITICAL THINKING
EXERCISE 10. DEFINE CLINICAL TERMS
1. Neck of the bladder
EXERCISE 11. DEFINE THE FOLLOWING TERMS
1. Afferent glomerular arterioles: Arterioles that carry blood
into the glomerulus for fi ltration.
2. Bowman’s capsule: Part of the renal corpuscle that sur-
9. Kidney: Organ responsible for removing soluble waste
from the body through urine production.
10. Loop of Henle: Narrowest part of the tubular part of the
nephron; dips into the medulla of the kidney and makes
a U-turn to return to the cortex.
lar space.
14. Renal artery: Branch of the abdominal aorta that carries
blood to the kidney; enters the kidney at the hilus.
are located; its cut surface has a rough texture.
18. Renal medulla: Inner portion of the kidney where the
loop of Henle makes its U-turn and where collecting
ducts travel to the renal pelvis; its cut surface has a
gence of renal capillaries and venules.
21. Ureters: Tubular structures that carry urine from the
kidneys to the urinary bladder.
22. Urethra: Tubular structure that carries urine from the
urinary bladder out of the body.
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18. Proximal
1 9 . R e n a l
EXERCISE 13. ANATOMIC CONNECTIONS
1 . N e p h r o n
2 . R i g h t
3 . U r e t e r s
EXERCISE 14. MATCHING
c Heart-shaped kidney
EXERCISE 15. URINALYSIS
A
ASPECT
EXAMINED METHOD NORMS
Gross
examination
Color Eye Normal is
light in color
Chemical
analysis Urine pH,
presence
of protein,
glucose,
ketones, bile
Reagent
strip N/A
EXERCISE 16. TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. Urolithiasis
2 . B U N
3. Uroliths
4. Postrenal uremia
5. Renal uremia
6. Prerenal uremia
5 . H i l u s
6. Renal vein
7 . U r e t e r