Urinary System Lab

  The juxtaglomerular apparatus is composed of specialized cells from the afferent arteriole and distal convoluted tubule of each nephron. They assist in maintaining blood pressure and glomerular filtration rate.

        Urinary System:
kidney w/
  fibrous capsule
  renal cortex/medulla/pyramids/pelvis/column/hilum
  minor calyx
  papilla of pyramid (apex of papilla where the renal
          pyramids in the medulla empty into the minor calyx)
  
renal artery/vein

ureters
urethra

bladder w/
  ureteral orifices
  internal/external sphincter
  trigone
  detrusor muscle
  epithelium = transitional

nephron w/
  afferent/efferent arterioles
  bowman's capsule
  glomerulus
  podocyte cells (surface of glomerulus)
  juxtaglomerular apparatus
  proximal/distal convoluted tubule
  loop of the nephron (Henle)
  peritubular capillaries (vasa recta)
  collecting duct
  
Arterial blood flow through kidney
  (see pic below)

In fetal pig:
kidney, ureter, bladder, ...let's see what we find...