BIO 202 — Human Anatomy & Physiology
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Urinary System Histology


kidney Histology Kidney, Whole
  1. Renal cortex
  2. Renal Medulla
  3. Renal pelvis
  4. Collecting ducts

Kidney Histology Renal Cortex & Medulla
  1. Capsule
  2. Renal cortex
  3. Renal medulla
  4. Renal corpuscles
  5. Convoluted tubules
  6. Medullary rays (nephron loops & collecting ducts)
  7. Nephron loops (Loops of Henle)
  8. Blood vessels

Kidney Glomeruli Renal Corpuscles
  1. Glomeruli
  2. Parietal layer of glomerular (Bowman's) capsule
  3. Lumen of glomerular (Bowman's) capsule
  4. Convoluted tubules
  5. Nephron loop (Loop of Henle)

Bladder Histology Urinary Bladder
  1. Mucosa: transitional epithelium
  2. Submucosa
  3. Smooth muscle layers

Ureter CS Ureter Cross Section
  1. Lumen
  2. Mucosa: transitional epithelium
  3. Submucosa
  4. Smooth muscle layers
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