Kinesiology 3222A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Renal Vein, Renal Artery, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
14 Jan 2015
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Only exceeded in frequency by urinary tract infections and prostatic hypertrophy. Surfaces anterior and posterior which is associated with posterior musculature of the abdominal wall. Margins lateral and medial which is smaller of the two and is located at the. Poles inferior and superior which is associated with the adrenal glands. Related to the liver, duodenum, and ascending colon. Related to stomach, spleen, pancreas, jejunum and descending colon hilum. Broken up into cortex (peripheral region) and medulla (central. Between renal pyramids have renal columns finger like projections of renal tissue. Have urine which is deposited into minor calyx. Many minor calyxes come together to form a major calyx. The major calyxes come together (still containing urine) to for a renal pelvis. Removal of kidney from donor doesn"t damage adrenals. Shock waves used to disintegrate kidney stones, allows to be passed more easily. 85% of the kidney needs to be destroyed before renal failure is reached.
