Histology: Urinary System

Histology: Urinary System — Expert Reference

How it begins

Comprehensive ultrastructural analysis of the kidney, nephron, urinary tract and their clinicopathological correlations. Residency and postgraduate level.

What it covers

1. General Architecture of the Kidney
2. · Fibrous Capsule
3. · Renal Cortex
4. · Renal Medulla
5. · The Renal Lobe and Lobule
6. The Nephron: Morphofunctional Unit of the Kidney
7. · Types of Nephrons
8. The Renal Corpuscle (Malpighian Corpuscle)
9. · Bowman's Capsule
10. · The Vascular Pole and the Urinary Pole
11. · The Glomerular Mesangium
12. Glomerular Filtration Barrier
13. · Fenestrated Glomerular Endothelial Cells
14. · Glomerular Basal Membrane (GBM)
15. · The Podocytes
16. Proximal Convoluted Tubule (PCT)
17. · TCP Ultrastructure (Electron Microscopy)
18. · Segments S1, S2 and S3 — Functional Differences
19. Loop of Henle
20. · Thin Descending Portion (Thin Descending Branch)
21. · Thick Ascending Portion — The Diluting Branch
22. Distal Convoluted Tubule (DTC)
23. Juxtaglomerular apparatus (JGA)
24. · Juxtaglomerular (Granulosa) Cells
25. · The Macula Densa
26. · Tubuloglomerular Feedback (TGF)
27. Connecting Tubule and Collecting Duct
28. · Cell Types of the Collecting Duct
29. · Aquaporin-2 (AQP2) and Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH/Vasopressin)
30. · Histology of the Collecting Duct in the Different Segments
31. Renal Interstice
32. · Papillary Interstitial Cells
33. · Cortical Fibroblasts and the Production of Erythropoietin (EPO)
34. · Interstitial Fibrosis and Tubular Atrophy (FIAT)
35. Kidney Vasculature
36. · Interlobular Arteries (Radial Corticals)
37. · Afferent arteriole
38. · Efferent Arteriole — The Second Resistor
39. · The Vasa Recta — The Countercurrent System
40. Renal Pelvis and Ureter — The Urothelium
41. · The Urothelium — Histology in Depth
42. · Structure of the Ureter
43. Urinary Bladder
44. · Layers of the Bladder Wall
45. · The Bladder Trigone
46. Urethra
47. · Male Urethra
48. · Female Urethra
49. · The Prostate — Essential Histology
50. · Integrative Table of Histological Comparison of Tubular Segments