Here is a review of the renal anatomy ( Anatomy of the kidney and urinary system ), illustrated and supported by images .
• Each adult kidney weighs about 120-170 gm .
• Each kidney composed of one million nephrons.
• The blood supply of the kidneys about 1300 ml/min.
• At the junction between afferent arteriole and distal tubule there is the juxtaglomerular apparatus which is composed of macula densa and myoepithelial cells in the afferent that secrets rennin.
Wight of the kidney
• Kidneys are retroperitoneal structures• Each adult kidney weighs about 120-170 gm .
Cross section of the Kidney
The Glomerulus
• Each kidney composed of one million nephrons.
• The blood supply of the kidneys about 1300 ml/min.
• At the junction between afferent arteriole and distal tubule there is the juxtaglomerular apparatus which is composed of macula densa and myoepithelial cells in the afferent that secrets rennin.
Bowman's capsule
Glomerulus- Bowman's capsule