3B Microanatomy Kidney

#2) Renal Cortex: filters blood

A

#8) Renal Column: pathway for blood vessels to & from the nephron

B

#7) Renal Sinus

C

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

D

#5) Renal Calyx

E

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

F

#3) Renal Medulla: helps reabsorb materials from filtrate

G

#1) Renal Capsule

H

Peritubular Capillaries: carries blood from efferent arteriole to interlobular veins

A

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

B

Afferent Arteriole: carries blood from interlobular arteries to glomerulus

C

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

D

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

E

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

F

#20) Vasa Recta: carries blood from efferent arteriole to interlobular veins

G

#25) Renal Capsule

H

#24) Renal Cortex: filters blood

I

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

J

#23) Renal Medulla: helps reabsorb materials

K

#9) Bowman's Capsule: encloses glomerulus

A

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

B

#19) Papillary Duct: carries filtrate from collecting duct to renal papillae

C

#13) Renal Corpuscle: filters blood

D

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

E

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

F

#18) Collecting Duct: carries tubular fluid from distal convoluted tubule to papillary ducts

G

#15) Thin Loop of Henle: carries filtrate from descending to ascending loop of Henle

H

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

A

Afferent Arteriole: carries blood from interlobular arteries to glomerulus

B

Efferent Arteriole: carries blood from glomerulus to peritubular capillaries

C

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

D

Vasa Recta: carries blood from efferent arteriole to interlobular veins

E

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

F

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

G

#27) Renal Corpuscle: filters blood

H

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

A

#27) Renal Corpuscle: filters blood

B

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

C

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

D

#36) Collecting Duct: carries tubular fluid from distal convoluted tubule to papillary ducts

E

#38) Thin Loop of Henle: carries filtrate from descending to ascending loop of Henle

F

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

G

#39) Afferent Arteriole: carries blood from interlobular arteries to glomerulus

A

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

B

#49) Efferent Arteriole: carries blood from glomerulus to peritubular capillaries

C

#41) Bowman's Capsule: encloses glomerulus

D

#47) Brush Border

E

#46) Basement Membrane

F

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

A

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

B

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

C

#44) Thin Loop of Henle: carries filtrate from descending to ascending loop of Henle

D

#44) Thin Loop of Henle: carries filtrate from descending to ascending loop of Henle

E

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

F

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

G

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

A

#57) Afferent Arteriole: carries blood from interlobular arteries to glomerulus

B

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

C

#58) Macula Densa

D

#51) Efferent Arteriole: carries blood from glomerulus to peritubular capillaries

E

#52) Vascular Pole

F

#56) Podocytes: cells that help form the filtration membrane

G

#54) Bowman's Capsule: encloses glomerulus

H

Tubular Pole

I

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

J