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A square-based pyramid has five apex points. This includes one apex at the top of the pyramid and four at the corners of the square base. Therefore, in total, there are five vertices (or apex points) in a square-based pyramid.
Renal papilla. The renal papilla is the tip of each renal pyramid where urine is collected before being expelled into the minor calyx.
Renal pyramids are the cone shaped tissues in the kidney. The base of each pyramid starts at the corticomedullary border.
The ureter expands within the kidney to collect urine filtered by the neprhons. The renal pyramid is not made up of the ureter.
A triangular pyramid has one apex. The apex of a pyramid is its pointed tip on top. A triangular pyramid has four faces and a triangle-shaped base.
The conical mass of tissue within the renal medulla is called the renal pyramid. This structure is involved in the production of urine and contains the nephrons, which are the functional units of the kidney responsible for filtering blood and producing urine.
A nonagon based pyramid. An octagon based dipyramid. An octagonal base with a double-apex "pyramid". A heptagonal base with a triple-apex "pyramid". A heptagonal pyramid with a double-apex "pyramid" on the other side. A pentagonal prism. There are many more.
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