A treatise on Bright's disease and diabetes, with especial reference to pathology and therapeuticsIncluding a section on retinitis in Bright's disease . e, a littleless, to 156 grams (4 to 5J ounces). Its color in healthis dark red, .sit^/ace smooth, and in consistence it is usually firmand slightly elastic. The capsule is easily stripped oif fromthe substance of the organ, dragging none of the proper glandu-lar structure with it. On section of the kidney the cortex is found to be granular inappearance, and uniformly light-red in color. It varies some-what in width, but is usually 5 to 6
A treatise on Bright's disease and diabetes, with especial reference to pathology and therapeuticsIncluding a section on retinitis in Bright's disease . e, a littleless, to 156 grams (4 to 5J ounces). Its color in healthis dark red, .sit^/ace smooth, and in consistence it is usually firmand slightly elastic. The capsule is easily stripped oif fromthe substance of the organ, dragging none of the proper glandu-lar structure with it. On section of the kidney the cortex is found to be granular inappearance, and uniformly light-red in color. It varies some-what in width, but is usually 5 to 6 millimeters {\ to J inch)wide, and in longitudinal section is seen to dip down betweenthe pyramids of the medulla. These pyramids, ten to fifteenin number, are striated or fibrous in appearance, uniformlydark-red, and terminate in as many papillae in the pelvis ofthe organ. 2 ]; brights disease. More important to a correct understanding of the pathologyof kidney diseases is a knowledge of the minute structure of theorgan. Even the naked eye can discover further differences onthe surface of a longitudinal section of the kidney, such as is Fig. Longitudinal section through the kidney, the pelvis of the kidney, and a number ofrenal calyces. A, branch of the renal artery; U, ureter; C, renal calyx; 1, cortex;1, medullary rays; 1, labyrinth, or cortex proper; 2, medulla; 2, papillary portion ofmedulla, or medulla proper; 2, border layer of the medulla ; 3, 3, transverse sectionthrough the axes of the tubules of the border layer ; 4, fat of the renal sinus ; 5,5, arterial branches; * transversely coursing medullary rays.—After Hexle:. presented in Fig. 1; and these differences are rendered still morestriking if the bloodvessels are injected with a coloring each papilla as a centre radiate the excreting tubules,which appear as dark-red striae in the natural organ. For a STRUCTURE OF THE KIDNEY. 19 short distance they remain in contact, forming a continuoussurface, k
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