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RENAL PHYSIOLOGY
 
 
ANATOMY OF THE KIDNEYS
• paired organs that lie outside the peritoneal cavity inthe posterior abdominal wall•
HILUM
•- indented medial portion of the kidneys whichcontain the renal blood vessels, nerves and therenal pelvis•
RENAL PELVIS
•- funnel shaped continuation of the upper ends of thethe ureters•- subdivide into the
Major Calyx
which in turnsubdivide further into the
Minor Calyx
whichcollects urine from the tubules of the papilla•- walls of pelvis, calices and ureters containcontractile elements that propel urine towards thebladder 
 
 
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