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What is the primary function of the fibrous capsule?
What is the primary function of the fibrous capsule?
- To maintain the kidney's shape and protect it from trauma and pathogens (correct)
- To anchor the kidney to surrounding structures
- To facilitate the movement of urine from the kidney to the bladder
- To provide cushioning for the kidney
What is the primary function of the perinephric fat?
What is the primary function of the perinephric fat?
- To facilitate the movement of urine from the kidney to the bladder
- To provide cushioning and stabilization for the kidney (correct)
- To anchor the kidney to surrounding structures
- To maintain the kidney's shape and protect it from trauma and pathogens
What is the primary function of the renal fascia?
What is the primary function of the renal fascia?
- To facilitate the movement of urine from the kidney to the bladder
- To maintain the kidney's shape and protect it from trauma and pathogens
- To provide cushioning and stabilization for the kidney
- To anchor the kidney to surrounding structures (correct)
What is the primary function of the paranephric fat?
What is the primary function of the paranephric fat?
What condition can result from the loss of adipose connective tissue in very thin elderly individuals or individuals with anorexia nervosa?
What condition can result from the loss of adipose connective tissue in very thin elderly individuals or individuals with anorexia nervosa?
What condition can result from renal ptosis?
What condition can result from renal ptosis?
Which of the following is the most common anatomic variation of the kidney?
Which of the following is the most common anatomic variation of the kidney?
What is the outcome of bilateral renal agenesis?
What is the outcome of bilateral renal agenesis?
What is the cause of a pelvic kidney?
What is the cause of a pelvic kidney?
What is the significance of supernumerary kidneys?
What is the significance of supernumerary kidneys?
What is the purpose of the autonomic innervation of the kidney?
What is the purpose of the autonomic innervation of the kidney?
What is the most common way in which individuals discover anatomic variations in their kidneys?
What is the most common way in which individuals discover anatomic variations in their kidneys?
What is the approximate length of each kidney?
What is the approximate length of each kidney?
What is the shape of the kidneys?
What is the shape of the kidneys?
What is the approximate weight of each kidney?
What is the approximate weight of each kidney?
What is the concave medial border of the kidney called?
What is the concave medial border of the kidney called?
Where are the kidneys located in relation to the abdominal wall?
Where are the kidneys located in relation to the abdominal wall?
What structure rests on the superior aspect of each kidney?
What structure rests on the superior aspect of each kidney?
Which of the following statements about the position of the kidneys is correct?
Which of the following statements about the position of the kidneys is correct?
Which of the following statements about the protection of the kidneys is true?
Which of the following statements about the protection of the kidneys is true?
What is the term used to describe the position of the kidneys relative to the parietal peritoneum?
What is the term used to describe the position of the kidneys relative to the parietal peritoneum?
Which of the following tissue layers is directly adhered to the external surface of the kidney?
Which of the following tissue layers is directly adhered to the external surface of the kidney?
Which of the following tissue layers is the outermost layer surrounding the kidney?
Which of the following tissue layers is the outermost layer surrounding the kidney?
Which of the following views is typically used in computed tomography (CT) scans to visualize the kidneys?
Which of the following views is typically used in computed tomography (CT) scans to visualize the kidneys?
What is the term for the buildup of urine in the kidney and resulting swelling?
What is the term for the buildup of urine in the kidney and resulting swelling?
What may occur if the cause of hydronephrosis is not treated?
What may occur if the cause of hydronephrosis is not treated?
What is the name of the fibrous capsule that directly adheres to the kidney, and what are its functions?
What is the name of the fibrous capsule that directly adheres to the kidney, and what are its functions?
What are the two distinct regions of the kidney's parenchyma?
What are the two distinct regions of the kidney's parenchyma?
What is the relationship among minor calyces, major calyces, and the renal pelvis?
What is the relationship among minor calyces, major calyces, and the renal pelvis?
What is the term used to describe the wide base of a renal pyramid where it meets the cortex?
What is the term used to describe the wide base of a renal pyramid where it meets the cortex?
What is the approximate length of each kidney?
What is the approximate length of each kidney?
What is the concave medial border of the kidney called?
What is the concave medial border of the kidney called?
What structure rests on the superior aspect of each kidney?
What structure rests on the superior aspect of each kidney?
What is the term used to describe the position of the kidneys relative to the parietal peritoneum?
What is the term used to describe the position of the kidneys relative to the parietal peritoneum?
What is the shape of the kidneys?
What is the shape of the kidneys?
Which of the following tissue layers is the outermost layer surrounding the kidney?
Which of the following tissue layers is the outermost layer surrounding the kidney?
Where are the kidneys positioned in relation to the parietal peritoneum?
Where are the kidneys positioned in relation to the parietal peritoneum?
What is the primary function of the fibrous capsule?
What is the primary function of the fibrous capsule?
Which layer surrounds the kidney immediately after the fibrous capsule from innermost to outermost?
Which layer surrounds the kidney immediately after the fibrous capsule from innermost to outermost?
What makes the kidneys vulnerable to forceful blows to the back?
What makes the kidneys vulnerable to forceful blows to the back?
Where is the right kidney located in relation to the left kidney?
Where is the right kidney located in relation to the left kidney?
Which tissue layer is closest to the kidney's external surface?
Which tissue layer is closest to the kidney's external surface?
What is the medical term for the medially directed apex of the renal pyramid?
What is the medical term for the medially directed apex of the renal pyramid?
Which renal structure serves as the urine drainage area within the kidney?
Which renal structure serves as the urine drainage area within the kidney?
What is the result of renal agenesis in which one kidney fails to develop?
What is the result of renal agenesis in which one kidney fails to develop?
Which of the following structures merges with the ureter at the medial edge of the kidney?
Which of the following structures merges with the ureter at the medial edge of the kidney?
What do several minor calyces merge to form within the kidney?
What do several minor calyces merge to form within the kidney?
Where are the renal arteries, renal veins, and lymph vessels housed within the kidney?
Where are the renal arteries, renal veins, and lymph vessels housed within the kidney?
What is the outcome of unilateral renal agenesis?
What is the outcome of unilateral renal agenesis?
Which anatomic variation of the kidney is fairly common and occurs in about 1 per 600 births?
Which anatomic variation of the kidney is fairly common and occurs in about 1 per 600 births?
What is a pelvic kidney?
What is a pelvic kidney?
What characterizes supernumerary kidneys?
What characterizes supernumerary kidneys?
What occurs when the inferior parts of the left and right kidneys fuse as they ascend into the abdominal cavity?
What occurs when the inferior parts of the left and right kidneys fuse as they ascend into the abdominal cavity?
What would an individual typically discover when seeing a physician regarding an unrelated health issue?
What would an individual typically discover when seeing a physician regarding an unrelated health issue?
What are the two distinct regions of the kidney's parenchyma?
What are the two distinct regions of the kidney's parenchyma?
What is the structure that subdivides the renal medulla into renal pyramids?
What is the structure that subdivides the renal medulla into renal pyramids?
Where does the corticomedullary junction occur in the kidney?
Where does the corticomedullary junction occur in the kidney?
What is the term for the area where urine drainage occurs in the kidney?
What is the term for the area where urine drainage occurs in the kidney?
What happens if hydronephrosis, left untreated, leads to renal failure?
What happens if hydronephrosis, left untreated, leads to renal failure?
What is the term used for the spaces within the renal medulla where urine collects before entering the ureters?
What is the term used for the spaces within the renal medulla where urine collects before entering the ureters?
