Minor calyces coalesce
to form 3 or 4 major calyces
Major calyces combine to
form the pelvis
Pelvis
The broad dilated part of the urine
collecting system, located in the hilum
The structure of the kidney is complex.
Each
of the pyramids in the medulla come together to form the papilla.
There are
9-14 pyramids in the medulla.
The pyramid is home to the Henle's loops and
collecting ducts. Each of the papillae come together to form the minor calyx
which join to form 4-6 major calyces.
The calyces form the renal pelvis
which drains into the ureter.
The kidney gets its blood supply from the
renal artery, a branch of the abdominal aorta.
The right renal artery
travels posterior to the IVC to reach the right kidney.
The renal artery
enters the capsule then divides into segmental branches which divide into
the interlobar branches into arcuate branches into interlobular branches to
afferent glomerular arterioles.
