Renal & Hepatic Anatomy for Anesthesia Technicians

Renal and hepatic anatomy provides an important foundation for understanding fluid balance, medication handling, laboratory values, and organ function during anesthesia. Anesthesia technicians and technologists benefit from recognizing the major structures of the kidneys, urinary system, and liver, and how these organs relate to perioperative care.

This lesson covers the kidneys, ureters, bladder, renal blood supply, basic nephron structure, liver anatomy, hepatic blood supply, portal circulation, hepatic veins, and biliary structures. Clinical connections introduce how kidney and liver anatomy relate to fluid management, medication metabolism and elimination, laboratory testing, and anesthesia care.