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Location and Layers of the Kidneys

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Given alongside is a highly simplified (but also somewhat wrong) diagram of the human kidney cut open longitudinally. Answer the questions that follow.
Why does the cortex of the kidney show a dotted appearance?

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The cortex of the kidney shows a dotted appearance because the cortex region contains numerous glomerulus and convoluted tubules of the nephron.

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