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The renal cortex contains the?

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Inside each kidney is the cortex,outer layer,in which the majority of the glomeruli are located, and the medulla, or inner section of tissue, which consists primarily of the tubules and collecting ducts. Inside the medulla lie the renal pelvis and calyes, through which urine flows into the ureter.

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