PATHOLOGY MCQ
URINARY SYSTEM
Question
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funnel-shaped structure where urine empties into from the collecting ducts
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renal pelvis
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renal canal
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hilum
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -From the papilla, urine drains into cuplike structures called the major and minor calyces . From the calyces the urine drains into the wider open space of the renal pelvis. This acts like a funnel draining the urine out of the kidney into the ureter.
Detailed explanation-2: -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 convergence of the major calyces, acting as a funnel for urine flowing from the major calyces to the ureter.
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