Renal

Question 1

1. what vertebral level is the hilum of the kidneys at
2. what plane transects this level

Answer 1

1. L1
2. transplyoric plane

Question 2

give the layers of renal fascia/fat

Answer 2

1. kidney
2. renal capsule
3. perirenal fat
4. renal fascia
5. pararenal fat

Question 3

name the structures indictated in the image

Answer 3

left side:

top= quadratus lumborum

bottom= iliacus

right side:

1. diaphragm
2. SMA
3. L renal vein
4. L ureter
5. psoas major
6. uterus
7. urinary bladder
8. pubic symphysis

Question 4

label each coloured area on the kidney

Answer 4

Question 5

what crosses the ureter superiorly in the:

1. male
2. female

Answer 5

1. vas deferens
2. urterine artery

Question 6

what is the trigone of the bladder

Answer 6

the triangle formed between the two utereic openings into the bladder and the internal urethral sphincter

Question 7

what kind of epithelium lines the the urinary bladder and ureter

why is this useful

Answer 7

stratified, transitional epithelium

useful as this epithelium can stretch to accommodate a full bladder