THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

MEDICAL

URINARY BLADDER

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The medial indentation where the ureter, blood vessels, and nerves are connected to the kidney is called the ____
A
renal hilum
B
renal pyramid
C
renal capsule
D
renal column
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It is roughly bean-shaped with an indentation, called the hilum, on the medial side. The hilum leads to a large cavity, called the renal sinus, within the kidney. The ureter and renal vein leave the kidney, and the renal artery enters the kidney at the hilum.

Detailed explanation-2: -The medial indentation where the ureter emerges along with blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nerves is called the renal hilum. The renal hilum is the indentation found near the center of the open border where the ureter emerges from the kidney and the lymphatic vessels, nerves, and blood vessels.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hilum of Kidney: Notched or indented area on each kidney. Area where ureter, nerves, blood vessels, and lymph vessels enter and leave the kidney.

Detailed explanation-4: -The structures found in the renal hilum are arteries, veins, ureters, lymphatics, and nerves.

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