Renal column

Renal column
Kidney
1. Renal pyramid 2. Efferent artery 3. Renal artery 4. Renal vein 5. Renal hilum 6. Renal pelvis 7. Ureter 8. Minor calyx 9. Renal capsule 10. Inferior renal capsule 11. Superior renal capsule 12. Afferent vein 13. Nephron 14. Minor calyx 15. Major calyx 16. Renal papilla 17. Renal column
Latin	columnae renales
Gray's	subject #253 1221
Dorlands/Elsevier	c_48/12251193

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The renal column (or Bertin column, or column of Bertin) is a medullary extension of the renal cortex in between the renal pyramids. It allows the cortex to be better anchored.

Each column consists of lines of blood vessels and urinary tubes and a fibrous material.

External links

• renal+columns at eMedicine Dictionary
• SUNY Labs 40:06-0106 - "Posterior Abdominal Wall: Internal Structure of a Kidney"
• 01055 at CHORUS
• Histology at Boston University 15901loa - "Urinary System: neonatal kidney"
• Image at mgh.harvard.edu