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AThe minor calyces of the pelvis
BThe papillae of the collecting ducts
CThe renal columns of the cortex
DThe fibrous capsule of the kidney
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. The renal columns of the cortex
1. The renal columns are connective tissue extensions that radiate down from the cortex through the medulla.
2. They separate the renal pyramids and papillae, the characteristic structures of the medulla.
3. They also divide the kidney into six to eight lobes and carry the vessels entering and leaving the cortex.
4. A pyramid taken together with its renal column constitutes a kidney lobe.
_Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology (CC BY 4.0), Ch 25 "The Urinary System", section 25.3 Gross Anatomy of the Kidney_
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