This MedLibrary.org supplementary page on Major calyx is provided directly from the open source Wikipedia as a service to our readers. Please see the note below on authorship of this content, as well as the Wikipedia usage guidelines. To search for other content from our encyclopedia supplement, please use the form below:
Related Sponsors
| Major calyx | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 |
|||
|
|||
 |
|||
| Frontal section through the kidney | |||
| Latin | calices renales majores | ||
| Gray's | subject #254 1225 | ||
| Precursor | Ureteric bud | ||
| MeSH | Kidney+calices | ||
The major calyx, in the kidney, surrounds the apex of the malpighian pyramids. Urine formed in the kidney passes through a papilla at the apex into a minor calyx then into major calyx before passing through the renal pelvis into the ureter.
Peristalsis of the smooth muscle originating in pace-maker cells originating in the walls of the calyces propels urine through the pelvis and ureters to the bladder.
Additional images
 Vertical section of kidney. |
 |
See also
External links
- SUNY Labs 40:06-0109 - "Posterior Abdominal Wall: Internal Structure of a Kidney"
- Histology at BU 15901loa - "Urinary System: neonatal kidney"
- Norman/Georgetown posteriorabdomen (renalpelvis)
- Diagram at bway.net
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
This anatomy article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Wikipedia content modification information:
- This page was last modified on 11 October 2008, at 23:42.
Wikipedia Authorship and Review
Wikipedia content provided here is not reviewed directly by MedLibrary.org. Wikipedia content is authored by an open community of volunteers and is not produced by or in any way affiliated with MedLibrary.org.
Wikipedia Usage Guidelines
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article on "Major calyx".
The URL for this specific entry is:
All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details). Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.