Deluxe Left Kidney

Renal Pyramid: collects urine

A

#3) Internal Border

B

Segmental Artery

C

#30) Renal Artery: carries blood from abdominal aorta to segmental arteries

D

#26) Renal Vein: carries blood from interlobar veins to inferior vena cava

E

#20) Renal Pelvis: carries urine from major calyces to ureter

F

#25) Ureter: carries urine from renal pelvis to bladder

G

#2) Inferior Extremity

H

#1) Superior Extremity

I

#6) Cortex: filters blood

J

#7) Medulla: helps reabsorb materials from filtrate

K

#4) External Border

L

#9) Base of Pyramid

M

#5) Hilum: indentation where blood vessels & ureter leave kidney

N

Afferent Arteriole: carries blood from interlobular arteries to glomerulus

A

#33) Interlobular Artery: carries blood from arcuate artery to afferent arteriole

B

#32) Arcuate Artery: carries blood from interlobar arteries to interlobular arteries

C

#31) Interlobar Artery: carries blood from segmental artery to arcuate artery

D

Segmental Artery

E

#30) Renal Artery: carries blood from abdominal aorta to segmental arteries

F

#31) Interlobar Artery: carries blood from segmental artery to arcuate artery

G

#32) Arcuate Artery: carries blood from interlobar arteries to interlobular arteries

H

#33) Interlobular Artery: carries blood from arcuate artery to afferent arteriole

I

#13) Glomerulus: helps produce filtrate that enters Bowman’s capsule

J

#28) Arcuate Vein: carries blood from interlobular vein to interlobar vein

A

#27) Interlobar Vein: carries blood from arcuate vein to renal vein

B

#26) Renal Vein: carries blood from interlobar veins to inferior vena cava

C

#12) Peritubular Capillaries: carries blood from efferent arteriole to interlobular veins

D

#29) Interlobular Vein: carries blood from vasa recta to arcuate veins

E

#13) Glomerulus: helps produce filtrate that enters Bowman’s capsule

A

#17) Distal Convoluted Tubule: carries filtrate from ascending loop of Henle to collecting duct

B

#15) Ascending Loop of Henle: carries filtrate from descending loop of Henle to distal convoluted tubule

C

#18) Collecting Tubule: carries filtrate from distal convoluted tubule to renal papilla

D

#11) Columns of Bertini

E

#24) Excretory Tubule

F

#23) Area Cribrosa: carries urine from collecting ducts to minor calyces

G

#22) Minor Calyx: carries urine from renal papilla to major calyces

H

#16) Descending Loop of Henle: carries filtrate from proximal convoluted tubule to ascending loop of Henle

I

#14) Proximal Convoluted Tubule: carries filtrate from glomerulus to descending loop of Henle

J

#25) Ureter: carries urine from renal pelvis to bladder

A

#20) Renal Pelvis: carries urine from major calyces to ureter

B

#21) Major Calyx: carries urine from minor calyces to renal pelvis

C

#22) Minor Calyx: carries urine from renal papilla to major calyces

D