Note these features of the renal medulla, in contrast with the renal cortex.
- No renal corpuscles are present.
- All tubules are approximately parallel.
- In this specimen, most tubules are cut in cross section, indicating that they are arranged perpendicular to the plane of section.
- Compare with a different plane of section.
The larger tubules in this image are collecting ducts. The smaller tubules are loops of Henle. Click on the thumbnail at left for higher magnification.
To compare medullary tubules in longitudinal section, click on one of the thumbnails at right.
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