urinary system

Anatomy

The kidney release what enzyme that regulates blood pressure?

Renin

When red blood cell population is depleted in the body, the kidney releases what signal to increase rate of production of RBCs in bone marrow?

Erythropoietin

Which kidney is located more caudally than the other?

Left Kidney

What connective tissue is covering the ventral surface of kidney?

parietal peritoneum

What anatomical structure helps identify the left kidney more easily?

Floating rib 13 then feel down to L2 to L4

Which species have a multilobed kidney?

Cow and pig

Humans have the most similar kidney shape to which species?

Pig

Lateral border of the kidney is _____ relative to abdominal wall/spleen

convex

medial border of the kidney is _____ relative to caudal vena cava.

concave

Indented medial border (concave) of the kidney is called

hilus

What space does the hilus lead to?

Renal sinus

What loose connective tissue covers the surface of the kidney?

Fibrous capsule

the purple highlighted section is called

renal pelvis