Renal Anatomy

• What do you call the retroperitoneal that weighs 150 grams 12.5 x 6 x 2.5 cm?

  Kidney
• What is the weight and size of the kidney?

  150 grams 12.5 x 6 x 2.5 cm
• What is the length of the ureter?

  25 cm
• If this amount of urine is accumulated in the bladder, what is initiated?

  nerve reflex
• Nerve reflex in the bladder is initiated with how many mL of urine?

  150 mL
• How long is a woman’s urethra?

  4 cm
• How long is a male’s urethra?

  24 cm
• Females: more prone to UTI because of faster travel time of bacteria attributable to their shorter urethra.
• What is the fluid biopsy of the kidney?

  Urine
• What is the biopsy of the kidney?

  nephron
• The kidney functions in the removal of what?

  metabolic waste products
• The kidney regulates what?

  water and electrolytes
• The kidney maintain the body’s what?

  acid-base balance
• The kidney acts as what?

  sieve