EXCRETORY SYSTEM
KIDNEY
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Question
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What is the outer part of the kidney that contains arterioles and venules that carry blood to and from nephrons?
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Renal artery
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Renal vein
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Renal cortex
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Renal medulla
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -The main blood vessel that carries blood from the kidney and ureter to the inferior vena cava (a large vein that carries blood to the heart from the lower part of the body). There is a renal vein for each kidney.
Detailed explanation-3: -The renal cortex is the outer part of the kidney. It contains the glomerulus and convoluted tubules. The renal cortex is surrounded on its outer edges by the renal capsule, a layer of fatty tissue.
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