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Calyx (plural: calyces) means "cup" or seed pod/outer covering (from it botanical usage). In anatomy it refers primarily to that tissue which surrounds the apex of the renal pyramid. Urine passes through the papilla (apex) into the calyx and finds it was outside in the renal pelvis and dribbling down the ureter to be held in the urinary bladder until urination.

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What is the medical term meaning dilation of a calyx?

The medical term for dilation of a calyx is caliectasis. It refers to the enlargement or dilation of the calyces, which are part of the kidney's collecting system that helps transport urine to the renal pelvis.


Is bougainvilleas calyx gamo sepalous or poly sepalous?

Bougainvilleas do not have calyx or corolla. Only petaloid perianth lobes are found.


What is the extension of the pelvis that encircles the apex of the pyramids?

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Function of minor calyx?

the papilla duct of each renal pyramid is in cup called a minor calyx which collects urine. The 2 or 3 minor calyx converge to make a major calyx.


What is the plural for calyx?

The plural is calyces or calyxes.


Is calyx and sepal the same thing?

No, calyx and sepal are not the same thing. The calyx is the collective term for all the sepals of a flower, while a sepal is one of the leaf-like structures that make up the outermost part of the flower. Sepals can be separate or fused together to form the calyx.


Which receives urine from the renal papilla the minor calyx or the minor calyx?

unire fromed in the kidney passes through a renal papilla at the apex into a minor calyx


What is the difference between the calyx and the corolla?

The calyx is the outermost whorl of a flower, consisting of sepals that protect the flower bud, while the corolla is the whorl located inside the calyx, composed of petals that attract pollinators. In summary, the calyx protects the flower bud, while the corolla attracts pollinators for reproduction.


What is a group of sepals called?

Corolla.


What is the medical term disease of the kidneys?

in tems of labour "dilation" is the medical term or certainly the only one used on the wards and between doctors themselves, in terms of other dilation such as of the pupil the term is mydriasis. there are lots of different terms for each different organ or tissue being dilated.Dilation is a medical term meaning that the internal diameter of something got larger. Like the pupils dilated or the cervix dilated.Mydriasis is dilation of the pupils.Ectasis is the medical term meaning dilation or expansion of a hollow organ. -ectasis is also the medical terminology combining form meaning dilation or expansion.


What is the collective name for sepals?

calyx


Is a dilated calyx of the kidney normal?

no