| venulae rectae renis | Venules that drain the medullary pyramids of the kidney; they open into arcuate veins. Synonym: venulae rectae renis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| margo lateralis renis | The convex narrow edge separating the anterior and posterior surfaces. Synonym: margo lateralis renis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| margo medialis renis | The concave border of the kidney. Synonym: margo medialis renis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars convoluta lobuli corticalis renis | Proximal and distal convoluted tubules and the associated renal corpuscles supplied by branches of the interlobular arteries. Synonym: labyrinthus, pars convoluta lobuli corticalis renis, labyrinth, Ludwig's labyrinth, renal labyrinth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars radiata lobuli corticalis renis | The centre of the renal lobule, which has the shape of a small, steep pyramid, consisting of straight tubular parts; these may be either ascending or descending limbs of the nephronic loop or collecting tubules. Synonym: pars radiata lobuli corticalis renis, Ferrein's pyramid, processus ferreini. (05 Mar 2000) |
| corpusculum renis | The tuft of glomerular capillaries and the capsula glomeruli that encloses it. Synonym: corpusculum renis, malpighian corpuscles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cortex renis | The part of the kidney consisting of renal lobules in the outer zone beneath the capsule and also the lobules of the renal columns that are extensions inward between the pyramids; contains the renal corpuscles and the proximal and distal convoluted tubules. Synonym: cortex renis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| porta renis | The depression on the medial border of the kidney through which pass the segmental renal vessels and renal nerves and where the apex of the renal pelvis occurs. Synonym: hilum renalis, porta renis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ectopia renis | Displacement of the kidney. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tunica fibrosa renis | A fibrous membrane ensheathing the kidney. Synonym: capsula fibrosa renis, tunica fibrosa renis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extremitas inferior renis | The inferior end of the kidney. Synonym: extremitas inferior renis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extremitas superior renis | The superior end of the kidney. Synonym: extremitas superior renis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies anterior renis | The anterior surface of the kidney. Synonym: facies anterior renis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies posterior renis | The posterior surface of the kidney. Synonym: facies posterior renis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| foramina papillaria renis | Numerous minute openings, the apertures of the papillary ducts converging on the apical pole of each renal papilla. Synonym: foramina papillaria renis. (05 Mar 2000) |