renal medulla - CISMeF

Preferred Label : renal medulla;

Uberon definition : the inner portion of the kidney consisting of the renal pyramids;

Uberon synonym : renal pyramids; renal medullae; renal pyramids set; kidney medulla; medulla of kidney; renal medullae set;

Uberon related term : medullary pyramids; renal marrow;

Uberon Structure note : The renal medulla is split up into a number of sections, known as the renal pyramids. Blood enters into the kidney via the renal artery, which then splits up to form the arcuate arterioles. The arcuate arterioles each in turn branch into interlobular arterioles, which finally reach the glomeruli. At the glomerulus the blood reaches a highly disfavourable pressure gradient and a large exchange surface area, which forces the serum portion of the blood out of the vessel into the renal tubules. Flow continues through the renal tubules, including the proximal tubule, the Loop of Henle, and finally leaves the kidney by means of the collecting duct, leading to the renal ureter. The renal medulla contains the structures of the nephrons responsible for maintaining the salt and water balance of the blood. The renal medulla is hypertonic to the filtrate in the nephron and aids in the reabsorption of water;

Details

Origin ID

0000362;

UMLS CUI

C0022664;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Entire renal pyramid (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Medulla of kidney [FMA entity]
- Renal Medulla [NCIt concept]
- Renal Pyramid [NCIt concept]
- Renal medulla [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Renal medulla [ICHI extension code]
- Renal pyramid [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Renal pyramid [FMA entity]
- Renal pyramid [ICHI extension code]
- Renal pyramid structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Set of renal medullae [FMA entity]
- Set of renal pyramids [FMA entity]
- Structure of medulla of kidney (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- kidney medulla [MeSH Descriptor]
- kidney medulla [MeSH concept]
- medulla of kidney [SNOMED Notion]
- medulla of kidney [Radlex concept]
- renal pyramid [SNOMED Notion]
- renal pyramid [Radlex concept]
- set of renal medullae [Radlex concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Medulla of kidney [FMA entity]
- Renal Medulla [NCIt concept]
- Set of renal medullae [FMA entity]
- Structure of medulla of kidney (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- kidney medulla [MeSH concept]
- kidney medulla [MeSH Descriptor]
- medulla of kidney [SNOMED Notion]
- medulla of kidney [Radlex concept]
Uberon cross reference
- Renal Medulla [NCIt concept]
- Structure of medulla of kidney (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
adjacent to
- kidney corticomedullary boundary [UBERON concept]
contributes to morphology of
- kidney [UBERON concept]
has part
- inner medulla of kidney [UBERON concept]
- kidney pyramid [UBERON concept]
- outer medulla of kidney [UBERON concept]
- renal medulla collecting duct [UBERON concept]
- renal medulla interstitium [UBERON concept]
- renal medulla loop of Henle [UBERON concept]
part of
- kidney [UBERON concept]

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