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Minor Calices (Anterior Part; Left)
Urogenital System

Minor Calices (Anterior Part; Left)

Calices renales minores

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Key Features/Anatomical Relations

The minor calices directly surround each renal papilla (the apex of each renal pyramid) in order to collect the urine excreted from the pyramids. Two or more minor calices continue as a single major calix.

Function

The minor calices serve as funnel shaped urine collectors due to their close approximation to renal papilla.

List of Clinical Correlates

—Kidney stones

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