MICROSTRUCTURE OF KIDNEY & URETER

DR TATHER ZAHRA

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ANATOMY

RENAL CAPSULE

RENAL STRUCTURE

KIDNEY H&E

KIDNEY H&E

CA

PS

UL

EC

AP

SU

LE

CO

RT

EX

CO

RT

EX

ME

DU

LL

AM

ED

UL

LA

MRMR

CLCL

MRMR

CLCL

MRMR

AVAV

CORTEX

MEDULLA

KIDNEY H&EKIDNEY H&E

TDTD

CDCD

CDCDTATA

TLTL

(OUTER MEDULLA)(OUTER MEDULLA)

NEPHRON

GLOMERULUS & BOWMAN’S CAPSULE

INTRAGLOMERULAR MESANGIAL CELLS

GLOMERULAR FILTRATION APPARATUS

FILTRATION BARRIER

PODOCYTES

PODOCYTES TEAM UP TO MAKE FILTRATION SLITS AND HAVE

FILTRATION SLIT MEMBRANE – SEMI PERMEABLE BARRIER

URINIFEROUS TUBULE SYSTEM

PROXIMAL CONVOLUTED TUBULES

LOOP OF HENLE

DISTAL CONVOLUTED TUBULES