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ARenal corpuscles with the convoluted tubules
BCollecting ducts and the renal papillae
COnly the long loops of juxtamedullary nephrons
DThe minor calyces and the renal pelvis
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Renal corpuscles with the convoluted tubules
1. The cortex is the outer region and looks lighter than the rest of the kidney when cut.
2. Every renal corpuscle sits there, along with the proximal and distal convoluted tubules.
3. Loops of Henle and collecting ducts run down into the medulla instead.
4. The calyces and renal pelvis are collecting spaces at the hilum, well beyond the cortex.
_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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