. A Reference handbook of the medical sciences embracing the entire range of scientific and practical medicine and allied science . ided into two portions: a periplieral layer, thecortex proper, wliich extends in a layer 5-7 mm. in thick-ness over the entire surface of the kidney between thebases of the jMalpighian pyramids and the fibrous cap-sule, and an interpapillary portion, the columns Bertini,dipping down between the Malpighian pyramids to thebottom of the sinus, T\-here they ai-e covered by the fibrouscapsule and more or less adipose tissue. The corticalsubstance is granular, grayish i
. A Reference handbook of the medical sciences embracing the entire range of scientific and practical medicine and allied science . ided into two portions: a periplieral layer, thecortex proper, wliich extends in a layer 5-7 mm. in thick-ness over the entire surface of the kidney between thebases of the jMalpighian pyramids and the fibrous cap-sule, and an interpapillary portion, the columns Bertini,dipping down between the Malpighian pyramids to thebottom of the sinus, T\-here they ai-e covered by the fibrouscapsule and more or less adipose tissue. The corticalsubstance is granular, grayish in color, varying howeverwith the blood content, and characteiized especially bythe occurrence at quite regular intei-vals of red pointsvisible with the unaided eye; these are the so-called glo- 30» Kidneys,KIdueys. REFERENCE HANDBOOK OF THE MEDICAL SCIENCES. mcruli, consisting of coils of fine capillaries. At quiteregular intervals processes extend from the bases of theMalpighian pyramids toward the outer surface of thekidney. These have the color and the striated appear-ance of the meduUarj- substance and are known as pyra-. FiG. 3(—Median Sfitiuii uf the llit-lit KidinV Showing the RenalPelvis, Papilla. Calioes, with Bliniil-vr>Mls Mini UretHp; also thegeneral Structure uf Kidney. 1, (.oiiinil ;.ut)stanoe: 2, pyramids ofMalpighi, %yith two papilliv: 3. Ioluinns f liertini: : 5,calyx: 6, papilhv situated in a plane anleriT tu tliat of the section;7, section of a calyx rerciying the papilla (»f a pyramid iu the seg-ment posterior to the section; 8, renal artery with 8 its posteriorbranch; 9, renal vein: 10, ureter. (Testut.) midal processes or medullary ra_ys or pyramids of processes also from one pyramid to an-other through the cortical substance which separates tliepyramids. The calices open into the expanded pelvis of the kid-ney, which is continuous with the ureter, the excretorj-duct of the kidney. Various anomalies of form an
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