Contents Yves Clermont, Michael Lalli, Zsuzsanna Bencsath-Makkai
LIGHT-MICROSCOPIC HISTOLOGY ATLAS
     13. Urinary System
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    13.25   Renal papilla and calyx Version française
Tip of a pyramid next to a calyx (*).

This field shows several papillary ducts (P) at a short distance from the tip of the papilla.

The epithelium covering the tip of the pyramid, composed of two layers of cells, is of the transitional type (arrows).

At the opposite side of the cavity of the calyx the epithelium is also transitional but is composed of several layers of epithelial cells (arrowheads).

Stain: Masson’s Trichrome
Magnification: ×150

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