Renal Cortex

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Introduction

• Forms the outer 1/3rd of the renal substance.
• extend between renal pyramids as renal columns
• appears granular
• contains glomeruli & convoluted tubules.

More General Terms

• kidney

References

1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
2. Grant's Atlas of Anatomy, 10th edition, AMR Agur & MJ Lee (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 1999.

renal cortex (cortex of kidney)