Kidneys
INTERNAL ANATOMY "kidneys
Renal Cortex
Outer part of the kidney Cortex meaning "Bark" An Organs outer layer
Renal medulla
Renal Medulla
Inner portion of the kidney
Renal Pyramids
Triangular divisions of the medulla/kidney
Renal Pyramids-renal columns
Renal Columns
Extensions of cortical tissue that dip down in to the medulla between the renal pyramids
Renal Papilla
Narrow, innermost end of a pyramid
Renal Pelvis
AKA kidney pelvis expansion of the upper end of a ureter tube that drains urine into the bladder
Calyx
Division of the renal pelvis: Papilla of a pyramid opens into each calyx