Renal cortex (right kidney, cut)
Cortex renalis
UrinaryOrgansAbdomenRight side
- What it is
- Outer granular zone of the kidney, about 1 cm thick, containing the glomeruli and convoluted tubules; it dips between the pyramids as the renal columns (of Bertin).
- Function
- Site of blood filtration in the renal corpuscles and of most tubular reabsorption; receives about 90% of renal blood flow.
- Size
- About 1 cm thick beneath the capsule.
- Clinical note
- Shown as the posterior half of a coronal section so the medulla and collecting system are visible.