Renal lobe

{{Infobox anatomy

| Name = Renal lobe

| Latin = Lobi renales

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| Image = Kidney PioM.png

| Caption = Renal lobe (not labeled) consists of a pyramid
(item #1) and cortex immediately above it. {{div col|style=text-align:left; font-size:smaller|colwidth=30em}}{{ubl|1. Renal pyramid | 2. Interlobular artery | 3. Renal artery | 4. Renal vein | 5. Renal hilum | 6. Renal pelvis | 7. Ureter | 8. Minor calyx | 9. Renal capsule | 10. Inferior renal capsule | 11. Superior renal capsule | 12. Interlobar vein | 13. Nephron | 14. Renal sinus | 15. Major calyx | 16. Renal papilla | 17. Renal column }}{{div col end}}

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| Precursor =

| System = Urinary system

| Artery = Interlobar arteries

| Vein = Interlobar veins

| Nerve =

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The renal lobe is a portion of a kidney consisting of a renal pyramid and the renal cortex above it.{{Cite web|url=http://lifesci.rutgers.edu/~babiarz/kid.htm|title=Urinary System}} In humans, on average there are 7 to 18 renal lobes.{{medical citation needed|date=July 2023}}

It is visible without a microscope, though it is easier to see in humans than in other animals.

It is composed of many renal lobules, which are not visible without a microscope.