KidneysandSuprarenalGlands
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GrossStructureofKidney
Superior pole
Lateral border
Anterior surface
of right kidney
Renal capsule
(
cut and peeled back
)
Medial border
Hilum
Renal artery
Renal vein
Renal pelvis
Medial border
Ureter
Stellate veins visible
through capsule
Inferior pole
Cortex
Medulla (pyramids)
Renal papilla
Renal column
(of Bertin)
Base of pyramid
Right kidney sectioned in
several planes, exposing
parenchyma and renal pelvis
Renal capsule
Suprarenal gland
and lobulated
kidney of infant
Minor calyces
Blood vessels
entering renal
parenchyma
Renal sinus
Major calyces
Renal pelvis
Fat in renal sinus
Minor calyces
Ureter
