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| 10368226729 | Renal sinus | Main cavity in kidney that expands fhe hilum | 0 | |
| 10368226730 | renal pelvis | funnel-shaped reservoir that collects the urine and passes it to the ureter | 1 | |
| 10368226731 | renal columns | Inward extensions of the cortex tissue separating the renal pyramids. Allows blood vessel passage to the cortex | 2 | |
| 10368226732 | Nephrons | Functional units of the kidneys | 3 | |
| 10368226733 | Juxtomedullary nephrons | Essential to producing concentrated urine | 4 | |
| 10368226734 | papillary ducts | urine flowing through this structure drains into a minor calyx | 5 | |
| 10368226735 | glomerulus | small, ball-shaped cluster of capillaries located at the top of each nephron... where filtration takes place | 6 | |
| 10368226736 | peritubular capillaries | The network of tiny blood vessels that surrounds the proximal and distal tubules in the kidney | 7 | |
| 10368226737 | renal corpuscle | glomerulus and glomerular capsule.....filtration occurs here | 8 |