Kidneys, suprarenal, glands and posterior abdominal vessels, nerves and muscles
Longitudinal section of left kidney
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 | | Kidneys, suprarenal, glands and posterior abdominal vessels, nerves and muscles | | Longitudinal section of left kidney | | | 1
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| Cortex of kidney | | 2
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| Medulla of kidney | | 3
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| Renal sinus (pointer indicates only a small area of the sinus which is occupied by the major vessels, the renal calyces, renal pelvis, and a quantity of fat) | | 4
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| Renal column | | 5
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| Branch of renal vein split in sectioning kidney | | 6
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| Renal papilla (sectioned) | | 7
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| Renal papilla visible through sectioned wall of minor calyx | | 8
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| Fibrous capsule | | 9
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| Major renal calyx | | 10
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| Renal artery and vein | | 11
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| Minor calyx | | 12
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| Renal pelvis | | 13
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| Major renal calyx | | 14
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| Ureter |
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