MICROANATOMY

URINARY SYSTEM AND MALE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS

URINARY SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The renal corpuscles are found in the
A
renal cortex
B
renal medulla
C
renal pelvis
D
hilum
E
both a and b
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The renal corpuscles are located in the cortex. The medulla is made primarily of collecting ducts. As a result, you can identify the cortex and the medulla based upon the presence or absence of the renal corpuscles.

Detailed explanation-2: -The renal cortex is where the nephrons (blood-filtering units) begin. Each kidney has 1 million nephrons. The filtering unit of the nephron is the glomerulus, and the glomerulus is attached to a tubule which removes wastes and returns the needed substances to your body.

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