APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

ANATOMY

RENAL TRACT AND RETROPERITONEUM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are composed of uric acid, calcium oxalate, calcium phosphate, or magnesium phosphate, can form in the collecting ducts and renal pelvis?
A
urine
B
kidney stones
C
kidney tumors
D
glomerular
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Under certain conditions, substances normally dissolved in urine, such as calcium, oxalate and phosphate, become too concentrated and can separate out as crystals. A kidney stone develops when these crystals attach to one another, accumulating into a small mass, or stone.

Detailed explanation-2: -What is a calcium oxalate stone? Calcium oxalate stones are the most common type of kidney stone. Kidney stones are solid masses that form in the kidney when there are high levels of calcium, oxalate, cystine, or phosphate and too little liquid.

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