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The renal papilla is the location where the medullary pyramids empty urine into the minor calyx in the kidney. Histologically it is marked by medullary collecting ducts converging to form […]

Two or three minor calyces converge to form a major calyx. A major calyx in the kidney surrounds the apex of the renal pyramids. Urine formed in the kidney passes […]

The minor calyx in the kidney surrounds the apex of the renal pyramids. Urine formed in the kidney passes through a papilla at the apex into the minor calyx then […]

The renal hilum (Latin hilum renale) or renal pedicle is the hilum of the kidney that is its recessed central fissure where its vessels nerves and ureter pass. The medial […]

Each (left and right) superior suprarenal artery is a branch of the inferior phrenic artery on that side of the body. The left and right phrenic arteries supply the diaphragm […]

The right triangular ligament is situated at the right extremity of the bare area and is a small fold which passes to the diaphragm being formed by the apposition of […]

The left triangular ligament is a fold of some considerable size which connects the posterior part of the upper surface of the left lobe of the liver to the diaphragm; […]

The external urethral orifice (urinary meatus) is the external opening of the urethra from which urine is ejected during urination. It is placed about 2.5 cm behind the glans clitoridis […]

The internal urethral orifice is the opening of the urinary bladder into the urethra. It is placed at the apex of the trigonum vesicae in the most dependent part of […]

The bare area of the liver (nonperitoneal area) is a large triangular surface of the liver devoid of peritoneal covering.The coronary ligaments represent reflections of the visceral peritoneum covering the […]