HISTOLOGY
URINARY SYSTEM
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Question
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What structure projects into the minor calyx?
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Papillae
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Pyramid
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Medulla
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Cortex
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -* The papilla of a renal pyramid projects into a small depression in the renal sinus called the minor calyx.
Detailed explanation-2: -part of renal pyramid …of each pyramid, called the papilla, projects into a calyx.
Detailed explanation-3: -Papilla. The renal papilla is the location where the renal pyramids in the medulla empty urine into the minor calyx in the kidney. Histologically it is marked by medullary collecting ducts converging to form a papillary duct to channel the fluid. Transitional epithelium begins to be seen.
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