HISTOLOGY
URINARY SYSTEM
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Question
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Which structure funnels urine into the ureter?
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Renal Pelvis
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Renal Cortex
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Renal Medulla
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Renal Capsule
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The renal pelvis or pelvis of the kidney is the funnel-like dilated part of the ureter in the kidney. It is formed by the covnvergence of the major calyces, acting as a funnel for urine flowing from the major calyces to the ureter.
Detailed explanation-2: -The kidney pelvis acts like a funnel, collecting the urine produced in the kidney and leading to a central “stem, ‘’ the ureter. The epithelial lining of the kidney pelvis is an urothelium, beginning as a single cell layer at the fornices and expanding to three to six cell layers when it reaches the ureter.
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