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<DD>Consists of the glomerulus and Bowman's capsule, a single layer of epithelial cells (podocytes) resting on a basement membrane.
 
<DD>Consists of the glomerulus and Bowman's capsule, a single layer of epithelial cells (podocytes) resting on a basement membrane.
 
<DT>[[Kidney Basic Anatomy & Physiology#Common Anatomy|Renal Lobe]]
 
<DT>[[Kidney Basic Anatomy & Physiology#Common Anatomy|Renal Lobe]]
<DD>The kidney has several lobes each consists of a renal pyramid and the piece of cortex above it
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<DD>A multipyramidal kidney has several lobes each consisting of a renal pyramid and the piece of cortex above it.  A unipyramidal kidney only has one of these
 
<DT>[[Kidney Basic Anatomy & Physiology#Common Anatomy|Renal Lobule]]
 
<DT>[[Kidney Basic Anatomy & Physiology#Common Anatomy|Renal Lobule]]
 
<DD>Groups of these make up a renal lobe.  It is a collective name for a group of nephrons draining into a single medullary ray which in turn drains into a collecting duct
 
<DD>Groups of these make up a renal lobe.  It is a collective name for a group of nephrons draining into a single medullary ray which in turn drains into a collecting duct
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