KIDNEY, ANATOMY
Model of the internal anatomy of the trunk of an adult human body of indeterminate sex, anterior view of the kidney region. The deep organs can be seen here thanks to the removal of the digestive system (liver, gallblader, stomach, pancreas, intestines). The kidneys filter the blood that they receive from the renal artery (red), a branch of the abdominal aorta, producing urine, which is then collected in the renal pelvis (central structure of the kidney, beige), and carried by the ureters (beige ducts) to the urinary bladder. The filtered blood is next drained by the renal vein (blue), which empties into the inferior vena cava. The right kidney is shown in frontal section, exposing its internal anatomy. It is composed of the cortex (pinkish superficial area) and the medulla, which includes several malpighian pyramids (maroon) separated by the renal columns. The top of each pyramid, called the papilla, leads to a calyx (cup-shaped white structure) that collects the urine and pours it out into the renal pelvis. Vascular tissue is present in the cortex and the renal columns. The renal sinus is a cavity prolonging the hilus and containing fat (yellow). The kidneys are surmounted by the hormone-secreting adrenal glands (orange).
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