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Renal lobe

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System
  
Urinary system

Vein
  
Interlobar veins

Dorlands /Elsevier
  
12501259

Artery
  
Interlobar arteries

Latin
  
Lobi renales

Renal lobe

The renal lobe is a portion of a kidney consisting of a renal pyramid and the renal cortex above it.

It is visible without a microscope, though it is easier to see in humans than in other animals.

It is composed of many renal lobules, which are not visible without a microscope.

References

Renal lobe Wikipedia