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21.7: MODELS- Kidney, Nephron, Torso and Hemi-Pelvis

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    • Blood Supply:
      • Renal artery
      • Segmental
      • Interlobar
      • Arcuate
      • Cortical radiate
      • Afferent arteriole
      • Glomerular capillaries
      • Efferent arteriole
      • Peritubular capillaries
      • Cortical radiate venules (interlobular)
      • Arcuate veins
      • Interlobar veins (segmental veins)
      • Renal vein
    • Nephron: (model)
      • Renal corpuscle
      • Glomerulus
      • Afferent + efferent arteriole
      • Peritubular capillaries
      • Vasa recta
      • Glomerular (Bowman’s) capsule
      • Podocytes
      • Renal tubules:
      • Proximal Convoluted Tubule (PCT)
      • Loop of Henle
        • Descending & ascending limbs
        • Thick & thin segments
      • Distal Convoluted Tubule (DCT)
      • Collecting Duct
      • Papillary duct
      • Juxtaglomerular Apparatus (JGA)
      • JG cells
      • Macula Densa
    • Ureters (torso)
      • Urinary Bladder
      • Trigone (2 ureters * 1 urethra)
      • Rugae
      • Detrusor muscle
      • Urethra
    • Kidney anatomy (model)
      • Renal capsule
      • Hilum
      • Nephrons
        • Juxtamedullary nephron
        • Cortical nephron
      • Renal cortex
      • Renal medulla:
        • Columns
        • Renal sinus
        • Renal Pyramids
        • Papilla
      • Minor Calyx (calyces)
      • Major Calyx (calyces)
      • Pelvis

    Histology:

    • Kidney:
      • Bowman’s capsule
      • Glomerulus
      • Afferent & efferent arterioles
      • simple cuboidal epithelium
      • convoluted tubules
      • Adipose capsule
    • Bladder/Ureters
      • Mucosa:
        • Transitional epithelium
      • Submucosa
        • Areolar CT (& other CT)
      • Muscularis externa (detrusor muscle)
        • Smooth muscle

    This page titled 21.7: MODELS- Kidney, Nephron, Torso and Hemi-Pelvis is shared under a CC BY-SA license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Laird C. Sheldahl.

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