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The cortex of the kidney is the outer layer containing medullary rays (striations formed by tubules) and medullary lobules (cortical tissue). This region also contains the main filtration mechanisms: renal (Malphighian) corpuscles that contain glomeruli (capillary tufts). The red/brown color is due to the blood within the many capillaries of this area.

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It isn't, the renal medulla is darker in color than the renal cortex.

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the cortex is the outside of the kidney where filteration takes place whereas the medulla is the middle part of the kidney where we have reabsorption of substances back into the blood

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