EXCRETORY SYSTEM
KIDNEY
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Question
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Dark brown colored outer region of kidney is called ____. Dark brown colored outer region of kidney is called ____.
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Cortex
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Medulla comb
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Pelvis Droni
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The outer, reddish region, next to the capsule, is the renal cortex. This surrounds a darker reddish-brown region called the renal medulla.
Detailed explanation-2: -The cortex provides a space for arterioles and venules from the renal artery and vein, as well as the glomerular capillaries, to perfuse the nephrons of the kidney. Erythropotein, a hormone necessary for the synthesis of new red blood cells, is also produced in the renal cortex.
Detailed explanation-3: -somewhat granular outer section (the cortex), containing the glomeruli and convoluted tubules, and a smooth, somewhat striated inner section (the medulla), containing the loops of Henle and the collecting tubules.
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