1c:I[45394,["/_next/static/chunks/3m_lg5zxect5d.js","/_next/static/chunks/44naqcy2snjj1.js","/_next/static/chunks/08a2w5rsb5dy-.js","/_next/static/chunks/0q1y91jrq-dsi.js","/_next/static/chunks/11zuhobz4d-ch.js"],"TopicReaderView"] 1d:T42b,1. Place the kidney on the dissecting board or tray. Remove any protective fatty tissue surrounding the kidney using dissecting scissors taking care not to damage any of the tubes emerging from the kidney. 2. Examine the external structure of the kidney. 3. Gently separate, as much as possible, the three tubes emerging from the kidney's concave side (these may have been cut from the kidney). 4. Try to identify the: a. a renal artery, a narrow tube with thick elastic walls which takes blood into the kidney b. renal vein, a wide tube with limp walls which carries blood out of the kidney c. ureter, a tough white tube which carries urine from the kidney to the bladder. 5. Cut the kidney in half lengthways using sharp pointed dissecting scissors or scalpel, starting from the concave side just to one side of the centre line. Leave the tubes intact in one side of the dissection. 6. Observe the internal appearance and structure of the kidney. 7. Identify the cortex, medulla and pelvis of the kidney. Note the colour, thickness and texture of these structures.1e:T463,

Place the kidney on the dissecting board or tray. Remove any protective fatty tissue surrounding the kidney using dissecting scissors taking care not to damage any of the tubes emerging from the kidney.
Examine the external structure of the kidney.
Gently separate, as much as possible, the three tubes emerging from the kidney's concave side (these may have been cut from the kidney).
Try to identify the:
a. a renal artery, a narrow tube with thick elastic walls which takes blood into the kidney
b. renal vein, a wide tube with limp walls which carries blood out of the kidney
c. ureter, a tough white tube which carries urine from the kidney to the bladder.
Cut the kidney in half lengthways using sharp pointed dissecting scissors or scalpel, starting from the concave side just to one side of the centre line. Leave the tubes intact in one side of the dissection.
Observe the internal appearance and structure of the kidney.
Identify the cortex, medulla and pelvis of the kidney. Note the colour, thickness and texture of these structures.

Kidney Dissection