BIO 669- Renal Quiz 6 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
2 kidneys lie behind abdominal cavity in... - CORRECT ANSWER - retroperitoneal space
Layer directly adherent to kidney - CORRECT ANSWER - renal capsule
Double layer of connective tissue that lines kidney following layer of adipose fat - CORRECT
ANSWER - renal fascia
What happens when someone loses a significant amount of body weight? - CORRECT
ANSWER - They begin to lose the adipose tissue "fat pad" that lines the kidney-- causes it
to droop. Renal ptosis
Renal Ptosis - CORRECT ANSWER - One or kidney drops; may cause kinking of renal
and/or renal vessels
Hilum - CORRECT ANSWER - Renal vessels and ureter enter/exit kidney; in concave
portion
Position of L/R kidneys - CORRECT ANSWER - L- 12 intercostal, around level of 3rd
lumbar vertebrae
R- lower; displaced by liver
Structures of Kidney - CORRECT ANSWER - Cortex
Medulla
Pyramids
Calyces
Renal Pelvis
Lobe
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
2 kidneys lie behind abdominal cavity in... - CORRECT ANSWER - retroperitoneal space
Layer directly adherent to kidney - CORRECT ANSWER - renal capsule
Double layer of connective tissue that lines kidney following layer of adipose fat - CORRECT
ANSWER - renal fascia
What happens when someone loses a significant amount of body weight? - CORRECT
ANSWER - They begin to lose the adipose tissue "fat pad" that lines the kidney-- causes it
to droop. Renal ptosis
Renal Ptosis - CORRECT ANSWER - One or kidney drops; may cause kinking of renal
and/or renal vessels
Hilum - CORRECT ANSWER - Renal vessels and ureter enter/exit kidney; in concave
portion
Position of L/R kidneys - CORRECT ANSWER - L- 12 intercostal, around level of 3rd
lumbar vertebrae
R- lower; displaced by liver
Structures of Kidney - CORRECT ANSWER - Cortex
Medulla
Pyramids
Calyces
Renal Pelvis
Lobe
