URINARY SYSTEM AND MALE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS
URINARY SYSTEM
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The medial indentation where the ureter, blood vessels, and nerves are connected to the kidney is called the ____
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renal hilum
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renal pyramid
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renal capsule
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renal column
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -It is roughly bean-shaped with an indentation, called the hilum, on the medial side. The hilum leads to a large cavity, called the renal sinus, within the kidney. The ureter and renal vein leave the kidney, and the renal artery enters the kidney at the hilum.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hilum of kidney. The depression on the medial border of the kidney through which pass the segmental renal vessels and renal nerves and where the apex of the renal pelvis occurs. Synonym: hilum renalis, porta renis.
Detailed explanation-3: -The medial concave border of a kidney contains a notch known as hilus through which the renal artery enters and the renal vein and ureter leave the kidney.
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