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calyx (calix)

Structure: - a flower-shaped or funnel shaped structure; specifically one of the branches or recesses of the renal pelvis into which the orifices of the malpighian renal pyramids project. Major calix: - the primary subdivision of the renal pelvis usually 2-3 in mumber Minor calix: - the subdivisions of the major calix, varying in number from 7-14 Function: - receives the renal papilla Notes: - Latin from Greek, kalyx - the cup of a flower

General

kidney structure

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
  2. Grant's Atlas of Anatomy, 10th edition, AMR Agur & MJ Lee (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 1999.