Renal calyx | |
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![]() Kidney, with major and minor calyces labeled near bottom. | |
![]() An image showing just the pelvis and calices of the kidneys, with the rest of the kidney removed, from a dissected cow and seal specimen. These vary greatly in size and number depending on species.[citation needed] | |
Details | |
Precursor | Ureteric bud |
System | Urinary system |
Identifiers | |
Latin | calices renales |
MeSH | D007670 |
FMA | 284558 |
Anatomical terminology |
The renal calyces are conduits in the kidney through which urine passes. The minor calyces form a cup-shaped drain around the apex of the renal pyramids. Urine formed in the kidney passes through a renal papilla at the apex into the minor calyx; four or five minor calyces converge to form a major calyx through which urine passes into the renal pelvis (which in turn drains urine out of the kidney through the ureter).[1]