Human Kidney, sec. 7 m H&E Microscope Slide

Welcome to the University of Rochester Pathology video series. My name is Eliane Grace and I will be reviewing the normal histology of the kidney. Within the University of Rochester’s NanoZoomer Digital Pathology slides, slide 134 is located within the Normal Tissue for DPT and Host Defense folder. Feel free to locate slide 134 and follow along as we explore a section of the kidney. The kidney is histologically divided into two regions: the inner medulla and outer cortex. The renal medulla is composed of renal pyramids, and grossly the tissue appears striated because it’s made up of microscopic tubules. The renal cortex grossly appears more granular. The function of the kidney is to regulate body fluid volume, composition, and pH by taking metabolic wastes out of blood and excreting them outside of the body. The functional unit of the kidney is the nephron. Nephrons are tiny and compose