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The renal cortex has a dotted appearance. Why?


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EXPLANATION:

  1. Each kidney is made up of two main regions the outer cortex and the inner medulla.
  2. The outer darker region is the cortex which is dotted in appearance.
  3. The renal cortex is dark in color and pre numerous nephrons in a highly coiled region with a dotted appearance.

RENAL CORTEX: The renal cortex provides an area for arterioles and venules from the arterial blood vessel and vein, similarly because the glomerular capillaries, to perfuse the nephrons of the urinary organ.


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