Medical Terminology Simplified

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Adrenal

(suprarenal)

glands

Right kidney

Inferior

vena cana

Ureteral orifice

Urethra

Left kidney

Abdominal aorta

Ureters

Urinary bladder

Prostate gland

(in males)

Urinary meatus

Renal

artery

Renal

vein

Inferior

vena cana

Renal

cortex

Renal

pelvis

Hilum

Ureter

Renal

medulla

Calyces

Renal pyramid

Cross section of right kidney

Figure 7-1Urinary system with a cross section of the right kidney showing internal structures.