Structures of the kidney

Structures of the kidneyStructures of the kidney:

Renal pyramid

Interlobar artery

Renal artery

Renal vein

Renal hylum

Renal pelvis

Ureter

Minor calyx

Renal capsule

Inferior extremity

Superior extremity

Interlobar vein

Nephron

Renal sinus

Major calyx

Renal papilla

Renal column

(no distinction for red/blue (oxygenated or not) blood, arteriole is between capilaries and larger vessels)
Author: Piotr Micha? Jaworski
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