The document provides an overview of the anatomy of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra. It describes the structure and function of the kidneys, including how they filter waste from the blood and regulate fluid and electrolyte balance. It details the pathways of urine from the nephrons through the renal pyramids, calyces, renal pelvis, and ureters into the bladder. It outlines the blood supply and innervation of these organs. Finally, it discusses the locations and relationships of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder within the abdomen and pelvis.
2. KIDNEYS
Its main function is to excrete
most of the waste products of
metabolism
It control the water and electrolyte
balance of the body
It maintain acid-base balance of
the blood
The waste products leave the
kidneys as urine, which passes
down the ureters to the urinary
bladder
The urine leaves the body
through the urethra
3. KIDNEYS
Kidneys are reddish brown
in color
Lie behind the peritoneum of
the posterior abdominal wall
It lie high up on either side
of the vertebral column
Are largely under cover of
the costal margin
The right kidney lies slightly
lower than the left due to the
large size of right lobe of the
liver
4. KIDNEYS
With contraction of the
diaphragm during respiration,
both kidneys move downward
in a vertical direction as much
as 2.5 cm
On the medial border of each
kidney is a vertical slit called
the hilum
The hilum extends into a
large cavity called the renal
sinus
The hilum transmits the renal
vein, two branches of renal
artery, ureter, and the third
branch of renal artery from
the front backward (V.A.U.A.)
5. COVERINGS
1- Fibrous capsule:
It surrounds the kidney
2- Perirenal fat:
It covers the fibrous capsule
3- Renal fascia:
it is a condensation of
connective tissue that
encloses the kidneys and
suprarenal glands,
it is continuous laterally with
the fascia transversalis
4- Pararenal fat:
it lies external to the renal
fascia, and forms part of the
retroperitoneal fat
6. THE KIDNEYS
Each Kidney Is Protected and Stabilized
By three concentric layers of connective
tissue
1. Fibrous capsule
• A layer of collagen fibers
• Covers outer surface of entire organ
2. Perinephric fat capsule
• A thick layer of adipose tissue
• Surrounds renal capsule
3. Renal fascia
• A dense, fibrous outer layer
• Anchors kidney to surrounding structures
7. A superior view of a transverse
section at the level indicated in part (a)
Connective
tissue layers
Fibrous capsule
Perinephric fat
Renal fascia
Left
kidney
External
oblique
Ureter
Quadratus
lumborum
Psoas
major
Inferior
vena cava
Parietal
peritoneumStomach Aorta
Renal
vein
Renal
artery
Spleen
Pancreas
Vertebra
8. A posterior view of the trunk
Abdominal
aorta
Urinary
bladder
Urethra
Iliac crest
Inferior
vena cava
Ureter
Lumbar
(L1) vertebra
Right
kidney
Renal artery
and vein
11th and
12th ribs
Adrenal
gland
Diaphragm Left kidney
9. Anterior view
Urinary bladder
Peritoneum (cut)
Hilum
Right kidney
Diaphragm
Celiac trunk
Inferior vena
cava
Right adrenal
gland
Quadratus
lumborum
muscle
Iliacus muscle
Psoas major
muscle
Rectum (cut)
Gonadal artery
and vein
Abdominal aorta
Left common iliac
artery
Superior mesenteric
artery
Left adrenal gland
Esophagus (cut)
Left kidney
Left renal artery
Left renal vein
Left ureter
10. THE KIDNEYS
Typical Adult Kidney
Is about 10 cm long, 50.5 cm wide, and 3
cm thick (4 in. 2.2 in. 1.2 in.)
Weighs about 150 g (5.25 oz)
Hilum
Point of entry for renal artery and renal
nerves
Point of exit for renal vein and ureter
11. THE KIDNEYS
Sectional Anatomy of the Kidneys
Renal sinus
Internal cavity within kidney
Lined by fibrous renal capsule
Bound to outer surfaces of structures in renal sinus
Stabilizes positions of ureter, renal blood vessels, and
nerves
12. THE KIDNEYS
Renal Cortex
Superficial portion of kidney in contact with
renal capsule
Reddish brown and granular
Renal Pyramids
6 to 18 distinct conical or triangular
structures in renal medulla
Base abuts cortex
Tip (renal papilla) projects into renal sinus
13. THE KIDNEYS
Renal Columns
Bands of cortical tissue separate adjacent
renal pyramids
Extend into medulla
Have distinct granular texture
14. THE KIDNEYS
Renal Lobe
Consists of:
Renal pyramid
Overlying area of renal cortex
Adjacent tissues of renal columns
Produces urine
15. THE KIDNEYS
Renal Papilla
Ducts discharge urine into minor calyx, a
cup-shaped drain
Major Calyx
Formed by four or five minor calyces
16. THE KIDNEYS
Renal Pelvis
Large, funnel-shaped chamber
Consists of two or three major calyces
Fills most of renal sinus
Connected to ureter, which drains kidney
17. A diagrammatic view of a frontal
section through the left kidney
Ureter
Renal papilla
Hilum
Renal pelvis
Adipose tissue
in renal sinus
Renal sinus
Inner layer of
fibrous capsule
Fibrous capsule
Renal columns
Renal lobe
Major calyx
Minor calyx
Connection to
minor calyx
Renal pyramid
Renal medulla
Renal cortex
18. A frontal section of the left
kidney
Renal columns
Renal medulla
Renal cortex
Ureter
Hilum
Renal
pyramids
Renal sinus
Renal pelvis
Major calyx
Minor calyx
Renal papilla
Renal lobe
Fibrous
capsule
19. THE KIDNEYS
Blood Supply to the Kidneys
Kidneys receive 20%–25% of total cardiac
output
1200 mL of blood flows through kidneys each
minute
Kidney receives blood through renal artery
20. THE KIDNEYS
Segmental Arteries
Receive blood from renal artery
Divide into interlobar arteries
Which radiate outward through renal columns
between renal pyramids
Supply blood to arcuate arteries
Which arch along boundary between cortex and
medulla of kidney
21. THE KIDNEYS
Afferent Arterioles
Branch from each cortical radiate artery
(also called interlobular artery)
Deliver blood to capillaries supplying
individual nephrons
22. THE KIDNEYS
Cortical Radiate Veins
Also called interlobular veins
Deliver blood to arcuate veins
Empty into interlobar veins
Which drain directly into renal vein
23. THE KIDNEYS
Renal Nerves
Innervate kidneys and ureters
Enter each kidney at hilum
Follow tributaries of renal arteries to
individual nephrons
24. THE KIDNEYS
Sympathetic Innervation
Adjusts rate of urine formation
By changing blood flow and blood pressure at
nephron
Stimulates release of renin
Which restricts losses of water and salt in urine
By stimulating reabsorption at nephron
30. RENAL STRUCTURE
Each kidney has a dark
brown outer cortex and a
light brown inner medulla
Medulla is composed of
about a dozen renal
pyramids
Each pyramid having its
base directed laterally
toward the cortex, and its
apex, (the renal papilla),
projecting medially
The cortex extends into
the medulla between
adjacent pyramids as the
renal column
31. RENAL STRUCTURE
Extending from the bases
of the renal pyramids into
the cortex are striations
known as medullary rays
The renal sinus within the
hilum, contains the upper
expanded end of the
ureter, the renal pelvis
Renal pelvis divides into
two or three major
calyces, which divides
into two or three minor
calyces
32. ANTERIOR RELATIONS OF
THE KIDNEYS
RIGHT KIDNEY
Suprarenal gland
Liver,
Second part of the
duodenum,
Right colic flexure
Coils of small intestine
LEFT KIDNEY
Suprarenal gland,
Spleen,
Stomach,
Pancreas (body),
Left colic flexure,
Descending colon
Coils of jejunum
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34. RIGHT KIDNEY
Diaphragm,
Costodiaphragmatic recess of the
pleura,
Twelfth rib & last intercostal
space,
Psoas major
Quadratus lumborum,
Transversus abdominis muscle
Subcostal nerve (T12)
Iliohypogastric nerve (L1)
Ilioinguinal nerve (L1)
LEFT KIDNEY
Same as the right except it
is higher it reaches up to the
11th rib.
Posterior Relations of the
Kidneys
35. BLOOD SUPPLY
The renal artery arises from
the aorta at the level of the
second lumbar vertebra
Each renal artery divides
into five segmental arteries
that enter the hilum of the
kidney, four infront and one
behind the renal pelvis
Lobar artery arise from each
segmental artery, one for
each renal pyramid
36. BLOOD SUPPLY
Each lobar artery gives two
or three interlobar arteries
The interlobar arteries run
toward the cortex on each
side of the renal pyramid
Interlobar arteries give the
arcuate arteries at the
junction of the cortex and
medulla
The arcuate arteries give
several interlobular arteries
Afferent glomerular
arterioles arise as branches
of interlobular arteries
37. VEINS, LYMPH,
NERVE SUPPLY
Renal vein emerges from the
hilum in front of the renal
artery and drains into the IVC
Left renal vein is longer than
the right renal vein
Lateral aortic lymph nodes lie
around the origin of the renal
artery
Renal sympathetic plexus:
afferent fibers that travel
through the renal plexus
enter the spinal cord in the
10th, 11th, and 12th thoracic
nerves
38. URETERS
The two ureters are muscular
tubes that extend from the
kidneys to the posterior
surface of the urinary bladder
The urine is propelled along
the ureter by peristaltic
contractions
Each ureter measures about
25 cm long
Each ureter has three
constrictions along its course,
1- Where the renal pelvis
joins the ureter,
2- As it crosses the pelvic
brim,
3- Where it pierces the
bladder wall ( intra-mural
39. URETER
The renal pelvis is the
funnel-shaped expanded
upper end of the ureter
It lies within the hilum of the
kidney and receives the
major calyces
It enters the pelvis by
crossing the bifurcation of
the common iliac artery in
front of the sacroiliac joint
It runs downward & forward
on the lateral wall of the
pelvis to enter the lateral
angle of the bladder
40. RELATIONS, RIGHT URETER
Anterior:
Duodenum,
Terminal part of the ileum,
Right colic vessels,
Iliocolic vessels,
Right testicular or ovarian
vessels, and the
Root of the mesentery.
Posterior:
Right psoas muscle,
Bifurcation of the right
common iliac artery
41. RELATIONS, LEFT URETER
Anterior:
Sigmoid colon,
Sigmoid mesocolon,
Left colic vessels,
Left testicular or
ovarian vessels
Posterior:
Left psoas muscle,
Bifurcation of left
common iliac artery
42. BLOOD SUPPLY
Upper end is supplied
by the renal artery
Middle portion by
(gonadal) testicular or
ovarian artery
In the pelvis is supplied
by the superior vesical
artery
The lymph drains to the
lateral aortic nodes and
the iliac nodes
43. NERVE SUPPLY
Renal, testicular (or
ovarian), and hypogastric
plexus (in the pelvis)
Afferent fibers travel with
the sympathetic nerves
and enter the spinal cord
in the first and second
lumbar segments
44. URINARY BLADDER
SHAPE:
It has the shape of three-sided pyramid
placed on one of its angles, with the apex
of pyramid is directed forward & its base
is directed backward
SITE:
It lies behind the body of pubis & is
separated from it by the retropubic space
51. URINARY BLADDER
RETROPUBIC SPACE:
It is a space filled with extraperitoneal
fatty tissue continuous with that of lower
part of anterior abdominal wall
It accomodates distention of urinary
bladder
In case of rupture of urinary bladder,
urine may escape upward into the
anterior abdominal wall
52. URINARY BLADDER
APEX:
Is directed forward
Is related to upper border of symphysis
pubis
Is connected to umbilicus by the median
umbilical ligament (obliterated part of
urachus)
53. URINARY BLADDER
BASE (POSTERIOR SURFACE):
Is directed backward
Its superolateral angles receive the ureters
In male:
1. Its upper part is covered by peritoneum
2. It is related to vasa deferentia & seminal
vesicles separating it from rectum
In female:
1. It has no peritoneal covering
2. It is related to vagina
54. URINARY BLADDER
SUPERIOR SURFACE:
Is covered by peritoneum in both sexes
In male: it is related to sigmoid colon &
loops of ileum
In female: it is related to the uterus
separating it from sigmoid colon & loops
of ileum
56. URINARY BLADDER
NECK:
Is the lowest & most fixed part
Lies behind symphysis pubis
Is continuous with urethra
In male:
1. It rests on upper surface of prostate
2. Anteriorly: it is attached to puboprostatic ligament
3. Posteriorly: it is related to beginning of ejaculatory
ducts
In female:
1. Anteriorly: it is attached to pubovesical ligament
2. Posteriorly: it is related to anterior wall of vagina
57. URINARY BLADDER
LIGAMENTS:
1. Median umbilical ligament
2. Puboprostatic (pubovesical) ligament:
Forms the floor of retropubic space
In male: is called “puboprostatic” &
extends from body of pubis to prostatic
fascia & neck of bladder
In female: is called “pubovesical” &
extends from body of pubis to neck of
bladder
59. INTERIOR OF URINARY BLADDER
The mucous membrane forms folds (rugae)
that disappear when the bladder is
distended
TRIGONE:
1. A triangular area in the base of bladder,
bounded by the 2 ureteric orifices & the
internal urethral orifice
2. Its mucous membrane is elastic, more
vascular & more sensitive
UVULA VESICA: is an elevation
immediately behind internal urethral orifice
produced by the underlying median lobe of
prostate
61. URINARY BLADDER
CAPACITY:
Is about 300 ml with a maximum capacity
of 500 ml
Distended bladder:
Is circular in shape
Bulges upward into abdominal cavity
Removes peritoneum form lower part of
anterior abdominal wall & becomes into
direct contact with it
62. URINARY BLADDER IN CHILD
It is an abdominal
organ even when
empty
It begins to enter the
enlarging pelvis at
six years of age
It is not entirely a
pelvic organ till after
puberty
Median sagittal section of
a new-born female child
63. URINARY BLADDER
ARTERIAL SUPPLY:
Superior & inferior vesical arteries
VENOUS DRAINAGE:
Veins from the vesical venous plexus that
drain into the internal iliac vein
LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE:
Into internal & external iliac lymph nodes
64. URINARY BLADDER
NERVE SUPPLY: by the inferior
hypogastric plexuses
1. Parasympathetic fibers: from S2,3,4
motor to detrusor muscle (muscle
coat of bladder) & inhibitory to
internal urethral sphincter, produce
micturation
2. Sympathetic fibers: from first &
second lumbar ganglia
3. Ascending sensory fibers: carry
sensation of fullness (distention) &
pain sensation
65. PELVIC PART OF URETER
Crosses the front of
bifurcation of
common iliac artery
to reach the pelvis
Descends downward
& backward, along
the lower border of
internal iliac artery,
crossing (from
above downward):
1. External iliac artery
& vein
2. Obturator nerve,
artery & vein
Curves forward &
medially
66. IN MALE
It is crossed
anteriorly by
vas deferens
67. IN FEMALE
It passes below
the root of
broad
ligament,
lateral to lateral
fornix of
vagina & is
crossed
superiorly by
the uterine
artery
68. PELVIC PART OF URETER
TERMINATION:
It reaches the posterosuperior angle of
bladder
It runs an oblique course of about 2 cm
through the wall of bladder before it
opens into its lumen (intramural part of
ureter). This part forms a valve-like
mechanism that prevents reflux of urine
into the ureter when bladder is distended
69. MALE URETHRA
About 8 inches (20cm)
long
Extends from the neck
of bladder to the
external urinary meatus
on the tip of the glans
penis
Divided into three
parts:
Prostatic
Membranous
Penile
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71. Prostatic urethra
Length=3 cm
Widest & most dilatable
Extends from neck of
bladder inside prostate
gland
Structures openings into
prostatic urethra:
Ejaculatory ducts
Ducts of prostate gland
Membranous urethra
Length=1 cm
Surrounded by external
urethral sphincter
Penile (spongy) urethra
Length=16 cm
narrowest part of whole urethra
Extends inside penis & opens
externally through external
urethral orifice
72. FEMALE URETHRA
Extends from neck
of urinary bladder
to open externally
through the
external urethral
orifice (anterior to
the vaginal
opening)
Has only urinary
function
73. DIURETICS
Diuretics are medicines that increase the
amount of urine that is produced.
People who have high blood pressure might be
prescribed diuretics to decrease the blood
volume.
Alcohol is a diuretic and this is what
contributes to the symptoms of a hangover.
The best way to prevent a hangover after
drinking is to consume a lot of water before
you go to bed.
Caffeine is also a diuretic, so coffee, energy
drinks, and regular Coca-cola are diuretics.
You should drink one cup of water for every
cup of those beverages to prevent
dehydration.
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74. PROBLEMS
URETHRITIS = infection and inflammation of the
urethra
PYELITIS= infection of the renal calyxes
CYSTITIS = infection of the urinary bladder.
CHOLEOCYTITIS = infection of the gall bladder
Nephritis: inflammation of the nephrons.
Hydronephritis: excess fluid in the nephron.
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75. PROBLEMS
KIDNEY STONES
Develop in the renal pelvis
Stones are made out of a variety of things: uric
acid, calcium, cystine (an amino acid), or
cholesterol.
They keep growing.
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76. KIDNEY STONES
They can block the ureter, causing the kidney to
enlarge. As the kidney stretches, the capsule
stretches, causing excruciating pain in cycles of
hours. As pressure builds up from fluid
accumulating around the stone, urine can pass,
and the kidney stone moves down the urethra
slowly.
Symptomatic kidney stones may be pea sized or
larger (up to 1 ½ inches).
They get stuck in three places:
Renal pelvis
In the ureter as it bends over the common iliac artery
In the urinary bladder at the trigone.
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77. KIDNEY FAILURE
Things can happen to the kidney that can lead to
kidney failure: infection, excess proteins, pH
change, and blood pressure drops.
Treatment for kidney failure is DIALYSIS, which
removes blood, send it through a filter, and returns
it without the wastes. It is done three times a week,
six hours a day. Ideally, they need a kidney
transplant because the kidney has other functions
as well.
The brain, heart, and kidney are the only three
organs in the body that have to get oxygen to
sustain life.
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78. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO GET RENAL
FAILURE?
Kidney or Liver Disease
Diabetes
High Blood Pressure
Heart Failure
Obesity
Bone Marrow Transplant
Heart or Belly Surgery
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