Renal pelvis

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The renal pelvis is the funnel-like dilated proximal part of the ureter in the kidney.

It is the point of convergence of two or three major calyces. Each renal papilla is surrounded by a branch of the renal pelvis called a calyx.

The major function of the renal pelvis is to act as a funnel for urine flowing to the ureter.

External links

• Template:SUNYAnatomyFigs - "Section of the kidney, anterior view."
• Template:SUNYAnatomyImage
• Template:UCDavisOrganology - "Mammal, renal pelvis (Gross, Medium)"
• Template:UCDavisOrganology - "Mammal, renal pelvis (LM, Medium)"

Additional images

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  Primitive kidney and bladder, from a reconstruction.

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  Vertical section of kidney.

See also

• Staghorn calculus