Multiple choice

Name the ducts which deliver urine by peristalsis to the surface of the renal papillae and into the minor calyces.

  1. Major calyces

  2. Papillary ducts

  3. PCTs

  4. DCTs

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Papillary ducts are the largest and distal portions of the collecting duct system within each renal pyramid which deliver urine by peristalsis to the surface of the renal papillae and into the minor calyces.