BIO 212: 1 ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II LAB URINARY KIDNEY MODEL NEPHRON MODEL CAT DISSECTION Dr. Lawrence G. Altman www.lawrencegaltman.com Some illustrations are courtesy of McGraw-Hill. KIDNEY STRUCTURE Hole’s Lab Manual: EX. 56, Kidney Structure Also helpful: See Morton and Perry Atlas: page 129 2 3 General Anatomy: external KIDNEY RENAL FASCIA ADIPOSE RENAL CAPSULE HILUM: Indented region-‐ Passage of: blood vessels nerves ureter 4 5 6 7 KIDNEY BLOOD SUPPLY RENAL artery SEGMENTAL arteries * INTERLOBAR arteries ARCUATE arteries INTERLOBULAR arteries In some books aka Cortical Radiate arteries AFFERENT arterioles GLOMERULUS EFFERENT arterioles PERITUBULAR capillaries VENULES INTERLOBULAR veins ARCUATE veins INTERLOBAR veins SEGMENTAL veins* RENAL Vein ARCUATE artery * not listed in your books In some books aka Cortical Radiate arteries 8 9 The Nephron: Introduction -‐1 million+ .....per kidney -‐urine production -‐cortical nephrons (most) -‐juxtamedullary nephrons Cortical nephron Juxtamedullary nephron Each NEPHRON -‐Glomerulus (knot of capillaries)* -‐Renal tubule Bowman's (Glomerular) capsule* Proximal convoluted tubule Loop of Henle Distal convoluted tubule *RENAL CORPUSCLE: Glomerulus + Bowman's Capsule Approx 25% of cardiac output filtered through kidney each minute! 10 11 C MANY Proximal Convoluted tubule Microvilli O R T at level Distal of E afferent Convoluted X arteriole tubule M E D U L L A COLLECTING DUCT many in pyramids (from multiple nephrons) Renal corpuscles Distinguish Loop of Henle: from cortical? Thin segment (descending portion) Thick segment (ascending portion) JUXTAMEDULLARY NEPHRON: Minor CALYX deep into medulla 12 EFFERENT ARTERIOLE EFFERENT ARTERIOLE PERITUBULAR CAPILLARIES adjacent to proximal and distal tubules VEINS In Juxtamedullary nephrons: VASA RECTA Specialized peritubular capillaries around Loop of Henle (urine concentration) VEINS Vasa Rectae PERITUBULAR CAPILLARIES CAT DISSECTION 13 Hole’s Lab Manual: EX.58 Cat Dissection: Urinary System Also helpful: See Morton and Perry Atlas: pages 129 and 130 LAST SLIDE
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