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Renal cortex has a dotted appearance and Renal medulla has a striped appearance. Explain.
Renal cortex has a dotted appearance and Renal medulla has a striped appearance. Explain.
The Bowman’s capsule and the proximal convoluted part of all the nephrons lie in the cortex of kidneys giving it a dotted appearance. Henle’s loops and collecting ducts lie in the renal medulla giving it a striped appearance.
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