Renal

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Renal

Anatomy

  • Bean‐shaped organ located retroperitoneal below the ribs at T12–T13
  • 1% of the population has a horseshoe kidney
  • Cortex
    • Outer‐most parenchymal layer
  • Medulla
    • Inner‐most parenchymal layer
  • Calyces, Renal Pelvis, Ureters
    • Urine transport away from the parenchyma
  • Microscopic
  • Nephron

Function

  • Electrolyte and acid–base balance
  • Urine formation
  • Blood pressure regulation
  • Secretion of erythropoietin
  • Activation of vitamin D

Renal Blood Flow

  • Renal arteries
  • Renal veins

Innervation

  • Parasympathetic
    • CN X
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Oct 16, 2024 | Posted by in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | Comments Off on Renal

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