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What is the function of the renal hilum in the kidney?
What is the function of the renal hilum in the kidney?
- Where the renal pelvis branches out
- The entry and exit site for vessels, nerves, lymphatics, and ureters (correct)
- The site of urine production
- Where the minor calyces merge
What are the extensions of the renal pelvis called?
What are the extensions of the renal pelvis called?
- Major calyces (correct)
- Nephrons
- Minor calyces
- Renal pyramids
Where is the third opening located?
Where is the third opening located?
- At the midpoint of the trigone
- At the apex of the trigone (correct)
- At the side of the trigone
- At the base of the trigone
What is the purpose of the ureters in the renal hilum?
What is the purpose of the ureters in the renal hilum?
What is the name of the muscle band that forms the internal urethral sphincter?
What is the name of the muscle band that forms the internal urethral sphincter?
What is the site where the ureters exit the kidney?
What is the site where the ureters exit the kidney?
What branches out of the renal pelvis?
What branches out of the renal pelvis?
What is the function of the internal urethral sphincter?
What is the function of the internal urethral sphincter?
What is the urethra?
What is the urethra?
Where does the third opening lead to?
Where does the third opening lead to?
What type of muscle is the internal urethral sphincter?
What type of muscle is the internal urethral sphincter?
What type of muscle is the external urethral sphincter?
What type of muscle is the external urethral sphincter?
Where is the external urethral sphincter located?
Where is the external urethral sphincter located?
What type of control does the external urethral sphincter have?
What type of control does the external urethral sphincter have?
What is a characteristic of the internal urethral sphincter?
What is a characteristic of the internal urethral sphincter?
What is the external opening of the urethra?
What is the external opening of the urethra?
What type of epithelium lines the mucosa of the urethra?
What type of epithelium lines the mucosa of the urethra?
What is the location of the external urethral orifice?
What is the location of the external urethral orifice?
What is the characteristic of the epithelium lining the urethra?
What is the characteristic of the epithelium lining the urethra?
What is the purpose of the mucosal lining of the urethra?
What is the purpose of the mucosal lining of the urethra?
What is the name of the region that penetrates the pelvic floor and enters the penis?
What is the name of the region that penetrates the pelvic floor and enters the penis?
Which part of the urethra is the longest?
Which part of the urethra is the longest?
What is the pelvic floor penetrated by?
What is the pelvic floor penetrated by?
How many regions of the urethra are mentioned in the content?
How many regions of the urethra are mentioned in the content?
What is the relationship between the membranous urethra and the penis?
What is the relationship between the membranous urethra and the penis?
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Study Notes
Kidney Structure
- The renal pelvis branches out into two or three extensions called the major calyces, which further branch into the minor calyces.
- The renal hilum is the entry and exit site for structures of the kidneys: vessels, nerves, lymphatics, and ureters.
Urethra Structure
- The urethra has three openings: the opening into the urethra at the apex of the trigone, the internal urethral orifice, and the external urethral orifice.
- The mucosal lining of the urethra is transitional epithelium.
Urethral Sphincters
- The internal urethral sphincter is a band of smooth (involuntary) muscle that encircles the opening into the urethra.
- The external urethral sphincter is a ring of skeletal (voluntary) muscle that encircles the urethra where it goes through the pelvic floor.
Urethral Regions
- The membranous urethra is a short region that penetrates the pelvic floor and enters the penis.
- The spongy urethra is the longest region of the urethra.
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