Kidney Dissection

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Kidney Dissection

• Obtain a preserved sheep kidney.
• Observe the kidney. You should notice adipose
  tissue (remnants of the adipose capsule) clinging
  to the renal capsule.

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• Dissected Kidney
• 1.Renal Capsule
• 2. Renal Cortex
• 3. Renal Medulla
• 4.Renal Pyramid
• 5.Renal Pelvis
• 6.Renal Column
• 7.Renal Calyx
• 8.Ureter

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• You should also notice a "pinched-in" area where
  the renal blood vessels and ureter are attached
  to the kidney. This is the renal hilus.

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• Remove the renal capsule by carefully cutting
  through it and grabbing the cut capsule with
  forceps.

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• Once the renal capsule is removed, you will be
  looking at the renal cortex
• In order to more accurately identify each,
  separate the renal blood vessels from one another
  and from the ureter.

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• Generally, the tube with the most adipose around
  it is the ureter. Notice the histological
  differences (and similarities) between the renal
  arteries, renal veins, and ureter.

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• Carefully make a frontal (coronal) section
  through the kidney.

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• Identify as many parts of the internal structure
  of the kidney as possible (renal cortex, renal
  medulla, renal pelvis, etc.). Recall the reading
  and discussion of kidney function and think about
  this as you observe kidney anatomy.

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