Outer cortical portion of the kidney, between the renal capsule and the renal medulla. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renal_cortex ]
Synonyms: renal cortex cortex renalis kidney cortex
Term information
- galen:CortexOfKidney
- MESH:D007672
- UMLS:C0022655 (ncithesaurus:Renal_Cortex)
- Wikipedia:Renal_cortex
- EMAPA:17952
- BTO:0001166
- FMA:15581
- GAID:424
- CALOHA:TS-0503
- MA:0000372
- NCIT:C12739
- SCTID:362211004
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In the adult metanephros, it forms a continuous smooth outer zone with a number of projections that extend down between the pyramids. It contains the renal corpuscles and the renal tubules except for parts of the loop of Henle which descend into the renal medulla. It also contains blood vessels and cortical collecting ducts. The renal cortex is the part of the kidney where ultrafiltration occurs.[WP]
Term relations
- cortex
- contributes to morphology of some kidney
- part of some renal parenchyma
- part of some kidney
- distal convoluted tubule
- proximal convoluted tubule
- medullary ray
- nephrogenic zone
- renal cortex tubule
- renal cortex peritubular capillary
- cortical collecting duct
- proximal tubule
- juxtaglomerular apparatus
- kidney arcuate artery
- renal interlobular vein
- renal cortex vein
- renal cortex artery
- renal cortex interstitium
- juxtamedullary cortex
- maturing nephron
- renal cortical epithelial cell
- kidney cortical cell
- renal corpuscle