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Question
Differentiate between:
Renal cortex and Renal medulla.
Solution
| Renal cortex | Renal medulla |
| It is dark red in colour. | It is light red. |
| It forms the outer layer of the kidney. | It forms the inner layer of the kidney. |
| It contains the Malpighian corpuscles, the proximal and distal parts of the renal tubule. | It contains elements of Henle’s loop and the collecting tubules. |
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