Students should be able to distinguish the renal cortex and medulla in histological sections.
Students should be able to identify capillaries, podocytes, mesangial cells and parietal cells in the renal corpuscle.
Students should be able to describe the properties of the structures that filter blood in the renal corpuscle
Students should be able to distinguish proximal convoluted tubules, loop of Henle, distal convoluted tubule and collecting duct in histological sections and list the functional properties of each.
Students should be able to identify components of the juxtaglomerular apparatus and describe how it regulates filtration rate of its corpuscle.
Students should be able to describe the histological features of the ureter, bladder and urethra.