MeSH definition : Straight tubes commencing in the radiate part of the kidney cortex where they receive
the curved ends of the distal convoluted tubules. In the medulla the collecting tubules
of each pyramid converge to join a central tube (duct of Bellini) which opens on the
summit of the papilla.;
Straight tubes commencing in the radiate part of the kidney cortex where they receive
the curved ends of the distal convoluted tubules. In the medulla the collecting tubules
of each pyramid converge to join a central tube (duct of Bellini) which opens on the
summit of the papilla.