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Internal Anatomy of the Kidneys
![Kidney structure](../../../../../../../../../figures.boundless-cdn.com/21825/full/figure-41-03-02.jpg)
Kidney structure
The kidney is made up of three main areas: the outer cortex, a medulla in the middle, and the renal pelvis.
This is a drawing of the kidney. It highlights the kidney's three main areas, which are the outer cortex, a medulla in the middle, and the renal pelvis.
Source
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"Robert Bear and David Rintoul, Urinary System. January 14, 2014."
http://cnx.org/content/m47445/latest/
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