calyces
Americannoun
noun
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On the inside of the kidney, the renal pelvis branches out into two or three extensions called the major calyces, which further branch into the minor calyces.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
From here, the papillae deliver the filtrate, now called urine, into the minor calyces that eventually connect to the ureters through the renal pelvis.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
This filtrate is processed and finally gathered by collecting ducts that drain into the minor calyces, which merge to form major calyces; the filtrate then proceeds to the renal pelvis and finally the ureters.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The papillae are bundles of collecting ducts that transport urine made by nephrons to the calyces of the kidney for excretion.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The flour still adhered to this side; I see little bracteae or stipules apparently with glandular ends at the base of the calyces.
From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Darwin, Francis, Sir
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