Genitourinary System

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Chapter 12 Genitourinary System

Kidney – Structure and Function

The kidney has several functions:

It produces several hormones:

Tests of renal function:

The Kidney is divided into:

The structure and function and diseases will be discussed separately, but diseases of one may well affect others.

Glomerular Structure and Function

The glomerulus, of which there are over 600000 in the adult, consists of an invagination of a capillary network, derived from the afferent arteriole, into Bowman’s capsule – the beginning of the proximal tubule.

The glomerulus is an efficient filter due to the large surface area of the glomerular capillaries.