HISTOLOGY
URINARY SYSTEM
Question
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renal cortex
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renal medulla
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renal pelvis
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hilum
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both a and b
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Detailed explanation-1: -It contains the renal corpuscles and the renal tubules except for parts of the loop of Henle which descend into the renal medulla . It also contains blood vessels and cortical collecting ducts. Kidney anatomy, with renal cortex labeled at top. The renal cortex is the part of the kidney where ultrafiltration occurs.
Detailed explanation-2: -Renal corpuscles are contained in the renal cortex portion of the kidney. A kidney has two portions, the outer portion (renal cortex) and the inner (renal medulla).
Detailed explanation-3: -renal corpuscle, also called malpighian body, filtration unit of vertebrate nephrons, functional units of the kidney. It consists of a knot of capillaries (glomerulus) surrounded by a double-walled capsule (Bowman’s capsule) that opens into a tubule.
Detailed explanation-4: -The renal corpuscle, located in the renal cortex, is made up of a network of capillaries known as the glomerulus and the capsule, a cup-shaped chamber that surrounds it, called the glomerular or Bowman’s capsule.