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Kidney Calices MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Kidney Calices
Tree Number(s)
A05.810.453.537.503
Unique ID
D007670
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007670
Annotation
a part of the kidney pelvis
Scope Note
Recesses of the kidney pelvis which divides into two wide, cup-shaped major renal calices, with each major calix subdivided into 7 to 14 minor calices. Urine empties into a minor calix from collecting tubules, then passes through the major calix, renal pelvis, and ureter to enter the urinary bladder. (From Moore, Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 3d ed, p211)
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under KIDNEY PELVIS 1975-90
Online Note
search KIDNEY PELVIS 1968-74
History Note
91(75); was see under KIDNEY PELVIS 1975-90
Date Introduced
1991/01/01
Last Updated
1999/01/01
Kidney Calices Preferred
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