PHYSIOLOGY
RENAL AND ACID BASE PHYSIOLOGY
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Question
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Renal pyramids
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Cortex
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Medulla
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Papilla
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Detailed explanation-1: -The mature renal medulla, the inner part of the kidney, consists of the medullary collecting ducts, loops of Henle, vasa recta and the interstitium.
Detailed explanation-2: -The last part of a long, twisting tube that collects urine from the nephrons (cellular structures in the kidney that filter blood and form urine) and moves it into the renal pelvis and ureters. Also called renal collecting tubule.
Detailed explanation-3: -This part is wholly within the renal cortex. The next part of the tubule is highly coiled (the proximal convoluted tubule) and empties into a U-shaped loop which carries the filtered fluid deep down into the medulla and then back again into the cortex. This part of the nephron is called the loop of Henle.