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Building a Medical Terminology Foundation 2e: Anatomical Colouring BookUrinary System

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Category: Urinary System

This illustration activity shows a cross section of the left kidney. There is an outer region called the renal cortex and an inner region called the medulla. The renal columns are connective tissue extensions that radiate downward from the cortex through the medulla to separate the most characteristic features of the medulla, the renal pyramids and renal papillae. The papillae are bundles of collecting ducts that transport urine made by nephrons to the calyces of the kidney for excretion. The renal columns also serve to divide the kidney into 6–8 lobes and provide a supportive framework for vessels that enter and exit the cortex. The pyramids and renal columns taken together constitute the kidney lobes.

Activity 8 – Left Kidney

This illustration activity shows shows the location of the kidneys in the abdomen. The kidneys lie on either side of the spine in the retroperitoneal space between the parietal peritoneum and the posterior abdominal wall, well protected by muscle, fat, and ribs.

Activity 7 – Location of the Kidneys

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Anatomical Colouring Book is an Open Educational Resource (OER) managed by Open Learning at Conestoga College, created in partnership with Georgian College and Sheridan College.

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The contents of this resource are copyright © 2024 by Kimberlee Carter, Marie Rutherford, and Connie Stevens, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted. Anatomical Colouring Book is the companion to Building a Medical Terminology Foundation 2e, copyright © 2024 by Kimberlee Carter, Marie Rutherford, and Connie Stevens, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

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The interactive online colouring features of resource were created using the Open Source JL Coloring book code, copyright © 2022 by Joe Love.