Cortical lobule
Cortical lobule | |
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Details | |
Latin | Lobuli corticales renis |
System | Urinary system |
Interlobular arteries | |
Interlobular veins | |
Dorlands /Elsevier | l_13/12500839 |
Anatomical terminology |
A cortical lobule (or renal lobule) is a part of a renal lobe. It consists of the nephrons grouped around a single medullary ray, and draining into a single collecting duct. Its near identical parallel is the rectal lobe, which is present in the majority of mammals.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- Histology image: 16003loa — Histology Learning System at Boston University
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