Question

What is the difference between renal hilus(hilum) and pelvis?

Answer 1

The hilus of both kidneys face medially. ... The right renal artery is longer and higher than the left. The renal artery and its branches lie between the renal vein and the pelvis of the ureter. Each renal artery divides into an anterior and a posterior division.

Answer 2

◆The hilus of both kidneys face medially.

◆The right renal artery is longer and higher than the left.

◆The renal artery and its branches lie between the renal vein and the pelvis of the ureter.

◆Each renal artery divides into an anterior and a posterior division.