Question

Which of the following is the correct labelling of parts of the kidney?

• A. 1 - Renal vein, 2 - Renal artery, 3 - Ureter, 4 - Renal cortex, 5 - Renal medulla, 6 - Renal column
• B. 1 - Renal artery, 2 - Renal vein, 3 - Ureter, 4 - Renal medulla, 5 - Renal cortex, 6 - Renal column
• C. 1 - Renal artery, 2 - Ureter, 3 - Renal vein, 4 - Renal cortex, 5 - Renal medulla, 6 - Renal column
• D. 1 - Renal artery, 2 - Renal vein, 3 - Ureter, 4 - Renal cortex, 5 - Renal medulla, 6 - Renal column

Answer 1

The correct option is D

1 - Renal artery, 2 - Renal vein, 3 - Ureter, 4 - Renal cortex, 5 - Renal medulla, 6 - Renal column

The concave side of a kidney has a depression called a hilum where the renal artery enters and the renal vein and the ureters exit the kidney. The kidney contains three main regions: the cortex, medulla, and the renal pelvis as you see in this image. The renal column (or Bertin column, or column of Bertin) is a medullary extension of the renal cortex in between the renal pyramids.