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Kidney Calices  

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  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Note

  • a part of the kidney pelvis

Scope note

  • Recesses of the kidney pelvis which divides into two wide, cup-shaped major renal calices, with each major calix subdivided into 7 to 14 minor calices. Urine empties into a minor calix from collecting tubules, then passes through the major calix, renal pelvis, and ureter to enter the urinary bladder. (From Moore, Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 3d ed, p211)

History note

  • 91(75); was see under KIDNEY PELVIS 1975-90

In other languages

  • Finnish

  • calices renales
  • calix renalis
  • calyx renalis
  • munuaisaltaan haarautuma
  • munuaisaltaan haarautumat
  • munuaispikari
  • Swedish

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007670

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