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Two or three minor calyces converge to form a major calyx. A major calyx, in the kidney, surrounds the apex of the renal pyramids. Urine formed in the kidney passes through a renal papilla at the apex into a minor calyx then into a major calyx before passing through the renal pelvis into the ureter.
Peristalsis of the smooth muscle originating in pace-maker cells originating in the walls of the calyces propels urine through the renal pelvis and ureters to the bladder.
Vertical section of kidney.
Major calyx
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Renal pelvis, Ureter, Major calyx, Renal artery, Renal vein, Hilum of kidney
Ureter, Latin, Kidney, Renal calyx, Urinary system
Urinary system, Kidney, Urinary bladder, Urethra, Pelvis
Urinary system, Urinary bladder, Urine, Liver, Nervous system
Renal calyx, Calyx of Held, Calyx (anatomy), Sepal, Eubela calyx