BIOD 152 Module 7
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BIOD152 Module 7
1. T/F: The kidneys are long, thin muscular tubes
Answer: False
2. T/F: The bladder drains into the ureters
Answer: False
- A person sustained blunt force trauma to the back at the T5 level with no spinal cord injury.
Would you expect the kidneys to be damaged? Why or why not?
Answer: No, the kidneys lie between T-12 and L-3
- Describe the consistency and purpose of the renal capsule
Answer: The renal capsule is a tough fibrous outer skin of the kidney which protects it from injury and infection
- Describe the consistency and purpose of the renal adipose capsule
Answer: Outside of the renal capsule is a fatty layer that protects the kidney from trauma
- Describe the consistency and purpose of the renal fascia
Answer: The outer renal fascia is composed of dense, fibrous CT which functions to anchor the kidney in place in the abdominal cavity
- Renal medulla sections
Answer: The renal medulla is divided into sections called pyramids that point toward the center of the kidney
- Outer layer of the kidney and the parts of the nephrons located in this region
Answer: Cortex- located within the cortex are the glomerular capsule and the PCT and DCT sections of the nephrons
- These arteries flow in between the renal pyramids
Answer: Interlobar arteries
- After filtration occurs, next blood travels into these vessels
Answer: Efferent arterioles
- Which of the following is true about the location of the bladder?
- In males, the rectum is anterior to the bladder
- In females, the vagina is behind the bladder
- In females, the bladder sits above the uterus
- In males, the bladder is below the prostate gland
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