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Renal papilla
Introduction
In the kidney, the renal papilla is the location where the Medullary pyramids empty urine into the renal pelvis. Histologically it is marked by medullary collecting ducts converging to channel the fluid. Transitional epithelium begins to be seen.
External links
- Template:SUNYAnatomyLabs – “Posterior Abdominal Wall: Internal Structure of a Kidney”
- Histology image: 15901loa – Histology Learning System at Boston University – “Urinary System: neonatal kidney”
- Template:NormanAnatomy (Template:NormanAnatomyFig)