Normal kidney
This is a cross section of normal kidney.
Gross inspection should include, size, shape, color, and consistency.
A kidney size is generally about 3 vertebrae long.
The kidneys are normally bean- or horseshoe-shaped,
but the bovine kidney is lobated externally.
The normal cortex-to-medulla ratio in this plane is about 1 : 2 or 1 : 3.
The cortex normally rate as 80% of the renal mass,
a fact that is better understanding in a coronal section , than in a sagittal section.