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22.5: Anatomical Atlas - Urinary System

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    Kidney Model Gross Structure - Atlas.png

    Image Credit

    "Kidney Model Gross Structure - Atlas" by Jennifer Lange is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

     

    Answer Key (click to show/hide answers)

    A - medulla

    B - cortex

    D - renal artery

    E - renal vein

    F - ureter

    G - renal pyramid

    H - renal column

    I - renal papillae

    L - renal capsule

    Kidney Model Ducts - Atlas.png

    Image Credit

    "Kidney Model Ducts - Atlas" by Jennifer Lange is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

    Answer Key (click to show/hide answers)

    C - renal pelvis

    J - major calyces

    K - minor calyces

    Flat Kidney Tri-part Model Blood Vessels - atlas.png

    Image Credit

    "Flat Kidney Model Blood Vessels- Atlas" by Jennifer Lange is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

    Answer Key (click to show/hide answers)

    A - segmental arteries

    B - segmental veins

    C - interlobular arteries

    D - interlobular veins

    E - arcuate vein

    F - arcuate artery

    G - interlobar artery

    H - interlobar vein

    Flat Kidney Tri-part Model - atlas.png

    Image Credit

    "Flat Kidney Model Corpuscle - Atlas" by Jennifer Lange is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

    Answer Key (click to show/hide answers)

    A - distal convoluted tubule

    B - afferent arteriole

    C - podocyte, visceral layer of glomerular capsule covering capillary

    D - glomerular (Bowman's) capsule

    E - proximal convoluted tubule

    F - glomerular capillaries

    G - efferent arteriole

    Flat Kidney Tri-part Model Lobe - blood vessels - atlas.png

    Image Credit

    "Flat Kidney Model Lobe - Blood Vessels - Atlas" by Jennifer Lange is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

    Answer Key (click to show/hide answers)

    A - interlobular artery

    B - glomerular capillaries/glomerulus

    C - interlobular vein

    D - arcuate artery

    E - interlobar artery

    F - interlobar vein

    G - afferent arteriole

    H - efferent arteriole

    I - arcuate vein

    J - vasa recta

    Flat Kidney Tri-part Model Lobe - nephrons - atlas.png

    Image Credit

    "Flat Kidney Model Lobe - Nephron - Atlas" by Jennifer Lange is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

    Answer Key (click to show/hide answers)

    A - corpuscle

    B - proximal convoluted tubule

    C - descending and ascending limbs of the nephron loop (of Henle)

    D - collecting duct

    E - glomerular (Bowman's) capsule

    F - distal convoluted tubule

    G - renal papilla

    H - minor calyx

    Male Pelvis Model - urinary organs - atlas.png

    Image Credit

    "Male Pelvis Model - Urinary Organs - Atlas" by Jennifer Lange is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

    Answer Key (click to show/hide answers)

    A - ureter (right)

    B - urinary bladder

    C - urethra

    Female Pelvis Model - urinary organs - atlas.png

    Image Credit

    "Female Pelvis Model - Urinary Organs - Atlas" by Jennifer Lange is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

    Answer Key (click to show/hide answers)

    A - ureter (right)

    B - urinary bladder

    C - urethra

    Flat Urinary System Model - atlas.png

    Image Credit

    "Urinary System Model Organs - Atlas" by Jennifer Lange is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

    Answer Key (click to show/hide answers)

    A - inferior vena cava

    B - renal vein (right)

    C - ureter (right)

    D - urethra

    E - abdominal aorta

    F - renal artery (left)

    G - kidney (left)

    H - ureter (left)

    I - urinary bladder

    Torso Model Abdomen and Pelvis - urinary system organs - atlas.png

    Image Credit

    "Torso Model Abdomen and Pelvis - Urinary Organs - Atlas" by Jennifer Lange is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

    Answer Key (click to show/hide answers)

    A - renal artery (right)

    B - kidney (right)

    C - ureter (right)

    D - kidney (left)

    E - renal vein (left)

    F - ureter (left)

    G - urinary bladder

    Kidney Histology - Cortex and Medulla @ 40x - atlas.png

    Image credit:

    “Histology of the Kidney @ 40x" slide provided by the Regents of the University of Michigan Medical School under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 © 2022, labeling by Jennifer Lange.

    Answer Key (click to show/hide answers)

    Kidney

    A - medulla

    B - cortex

    C - renal corpuscles

    Renal Medulla Histology @400x - atlas.png

    Image credit:

    “Histology of the Renal Medulla @ 100x" slide provided by the Regents of the University of Michigan Medical School under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 © 2022, labeling by Jennifer Lange.

    Answer Key (click to show/hide answers)

    Renal Medulla

    A - thin nephron loop

    B - collecting duct

    Renal Medulla Histology @ 400x - atlas.png

    Image credit:

    "Histology of the Renal Medulla" by Jennifer Lange is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, Micrograph provided by Berkshire Community College Bioscience Image Library is in the Public Domain.

    Answer Key (click to show/hide answers)

    Renal Medulla

    A - collecting duct

    B - thin nephron loop

    Renal Cortex Histology @400x - atlas.png

    Image credit:

    “Histology of the Renal Cortex @ 400x" slide provided by the Regents of the University of Michigan Medical School under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 © 2022, labeling by Jennifer Lange.

    Answer Key (click to show/hide answers)

    Renal Cortex

    A - proximal convoluted tubule

    B - glomerulus

    C - glomerular capsule

    D - glomerular space

    D - distal convoluted tubule

    Urinary Bladder @ 100x - atlas.png

    Image credit:

    “Histology of the Urinary Bladder @100x" slide provided by the Regents of the University of Michigan Medical School under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 © 2022, labeling by Jennifer Lange.

    Answer Key (click to show/hide answers)

    Urinary bladder

    A - submucosa

    B - muscularis

    C - mucosa - transitional epithelium

    An image of a cadaver showing the right kidney and ureter.

    Image Credit

    " Abdominal Wall" by John Polos.All cadaver images from the University of Michigan and are made available by the regents under CC 4.0

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    Answer Key (click to show/hide answers)

    A - kidney (Right)

    B - renal artery

    C - renal vein

    D - Ureter

     

    The kidney from a cadaver with landmarks marked with letters.

    Image Credit

    "Kidney" by John Polos.All cadaver images from the University of Michigan and are made available by the regents under CC 4.0

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    Answer Key (click to show/hide answers)

    A - renal cortex

    B - renal column 

    C - renal medulla/medullary pyramid

    D - renal papillae

    E - minor calyx

    F - major calyx

    G - renal pelvis 

    H - ureter

     

    A photo of a sagittal  section of the pelvic cavity with the bladder and urethra identified with letters.

    Image Credit

    "Pelvic Cavity" by John Polos.All cadaver images from the University of Michigan and are made available by the regents under CC 4.0

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    Answer Key (click to show/hide answers)

    A - urinary bladder

    B - Urethra

     


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