BIOD 152 Module 7 Questions & 100%
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True or False: The bladder drains into the ureters.
✓ -:- False
Describe the shape, weight and location of the adult kidney.
✓ -:- An adult kidney is bean-shaped, about the size of a can of soup and weighs about
5 ounces.
A person sustained blunt force trauma to the back at the T5 level, with no spinal cord injury.
Would you suspect the kidneys to be damaged? Why or why not?
✓ -:- No, the kidneys lie between the T-12 and L-3
Describe the consistency and purpose of the renal fascia.
✓ -:- The outer renal fascia is dense fibrous connective tissue which keeps the kidney
in place inside the abdominal cavity.
Adipose capsule
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✓ -:- middle layer. Protects kidney from trauma
Renal capsule
✓ -:- inner layer - a tough fibrous outer skin of the kidney that protects it from injury
and infection
Name the layer and the parts of the nephrons located in the region highlighted in green,
below.
✓ -:- Located within the cortex are the glomerular capsule and the distal and proximal
convoluted tubule sections of the nephrons.
Renal cortex
✓ -:- Just inside the renal capsule, is a continuous outer region with several projections
(cortical columns) that extend down between the renal medulla pyramids
Renal medulla
✓ -:- Divided into sections called pyramids that point toward the center of the kidney.
Located within the medulla are the Loop of Henle and the collecting duct sections of
the nephrons along with associated blood vessels.
Renal pelvis
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✓ -:- Centermost section of the kidney near the hilus. Several extensions of the pelvis
called calyces collect urine, which drains continuously into the renal pelvis and
subsequently into the ureter
These arteries flow in between the renal pyramids.
✓ -:- A. Afferent
B. Lobar
C. Interlobular
D.Arcuate
E. Correct Answer Interlobar
F. Renal
After filtration occurs, next blood travels into these vessels.
✓ -:- A. Correct! Efferent arteriole
B. Lobar veins
C. Interlobular veins
D. Arcuate artery
E. Interlobar vein
F. Vasa recta
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