ANAT2511 Urinary System: Difference between revisions
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'''Reading:''' Human Anatomy, Marieb et al., 6th ed., The Urinary System (Histology information) | :'''Reading:''' Human Anatomy, Marieb et al., 6th ed., The Urinary System (Histology information) | ||
'''Virtual Slides:''' [http://vslides.unsw.edu.au/VirtualSlideV2.nsf/wFrameset?OpenFrameSet&Frame=NotesView&Src=%2FVirtualSlideV2.nsf%2Fid%2FC10B32%3FOpenDocument%26AutoFramed Urinary System Histology] | :'''Virtual Slides:''' [http://vslides.unsw.edu.au/VirtualSlideV2.nsf/wFrameset?OpenFrameSet&Frame=NotesView&Src=%2FVirtualSlideV2.nsf%2Fid%2FC10B32%3FOpenDocument%26AutoFramed Urinary System Histology] | ||
==Anatomy== | |||
The urinary system anatomy comprise the: | |||
# '''kidneys''' - (2) that secrete the urine. | |||
# '''ureters''' - (2) that convey urine to the urinary bladder. | |||
# '''urinary bladder''' - (1) where urine is for a time retained. | |||
# '''urethra''' - (1) through which urine is discharged from the body. | |||
{| | |||
| [[File:Gray1126.png|400px]] | |||
Location of kidney ('''retroperitoneal''') | |||
| [[File:Gray1128.jpg|400px]] | |||
Structure of the functional unit of the kidney ('''nephron''') | |||
|} | |||
===Urinary Bladder=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Adult bladder.jpg|Urinary bladder | |||
File:Gray1137.jpg|male bladder | |||
File:Gray1138.jpg|female bladder | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Histology== | |||
===Nephron=== | |||
[[File:Nephron histology.jpg|400px]] | |||
===Ureter=== | |||
[[File:Ureter histology 001.jpg|400px]] | |||
===Bladder=== | |||
Urinary bladder lining epithelium ('''transitional epithelium''') | |||
[[File:Bladder histology 01.jpg|400px]] | |||
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ANAT2511 Fundamentals of Anatomy This histology practical support page content is not part of the histology practical class and provides only background information for student self-directed learning purposes. Histology lecturer notice. |
General Objective
To know the anatomical and histological structure of the kidney, ureter, urinary bladder, and urethra.
- Reading: Human Anatomy, Marieb et al., 6th ed., The Urinary System (Histology information)
- Virtual Slides: Urinary System Histology
Anatomy
The urinary system anatomy comprise the:
- kidneys - (2) that secrete the urine.
- ureters - (2) that convey urine to the urinary bladder.
- urinary bladder - (1) where urine is for a time retained.
- urethra - (1) through which urine is discharged from the body.
Location of kidney (retroperitoneal) |
Structure of the functional unit of the kidney (nephron) |
Urinary Bladder
Histology
Nephron
Ureter
Bladder
Urinary bladder lining epithelium (transitional epithelium)

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