Cortical lobule

Cortical lobule
Details
System	Urinary system
Artery	Interlobular arteries
Vein	Interlobular veins
Latin	Lobuli corticales renis
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

A cortical lobule (or renal lobule) is a part of a renal lobe. It consists of the nephrons grouped around a single medullary ray, and draining into a single collecting duct. Its near identical parallel is the rectal lobe, which is present in the majority of mammals.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links

Histology image: 16003loa – Histology Learning System at Boston University

Anatomy of the urinary system

Kidneys

Layers

Circulation

Arteries
Veins

Nephron

Renal corpuscle	Glomerulus Bowman's capsule Glomerular basement membrane Podocyte Filtration slits Mesangium Intraglomerular mesangial cell

Renal tubule	Proximal convoluted tubule Loop of Henle Descending Thin ascending Thick ascending Distal convoluted tubule Connecting tubule Collecting ducts Tubular fluid Renal papilla Minor calyx Major calyx Renal pelvis

Juxtaglomerular apparatus	Macula densa Juxtaglomerular cells Mesangium Extraglomerular mesangial cell

Ureters

Bladder

Urethra

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