APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

ANATOMY

RENAL TRACT AND RETROPERITONEUM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Forms a shell around the medulla and forms renal columns; granular appearance due to renal corpuscles and renal tubules:
A
bladder
B
ureters
C
renal medulla
D
nephrons
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The renal cortex forms a shell around the medulla. Its tissues dip into the medulla between adjacent renal pyramids to form renal columns.

Detailed explanation-2: -The outer, reddish region, next to the capsule, is the renal cortex. This surrounds a darker reddish-brown region called the renal medulla. The renal medulla consists of a series of renal pyramids, which appear striated because they contain straight tubular structures and blood vessels.

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