NURS150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Oncotic Pressure, Distal Convoluted Tubule, Renal Calyx
23 Nov 2017
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Q: which structures that carry urine from the kidneys to the outside for elimination from the body (3) Q: describe the path of urine drainage (6) A: papillary duct in renal pyramid minor calyx major calyx renal pelvis ureter urinary bladder. A: it accepts the tip of pyramid where urine is dripping off the papilla. Q: the pelvis begins where in regards to kidney structures. Q: describe the inner layer of the kidney. Q: these tubules merge and meet up where? called the medulla: within triangular shape structures called renal pyramids. A: at the papillary duct (a combination of all the collecting tubules) A: into the minor calyx which then joins together to create the major calyx. A: into a canal called the renal pelvis. A: the urine is then drained into the ureter. Q: what are the functions of the kidneys? (6) Q: regulation of blood ionic composition involves the regulation of 2.
