<P> The renal cortex is the outer portion of the kidney between the renal capsule and the renal medulla . In the adult , it forms a continuous smooth outer zone with a number of projections ( cortical columns ) that extend down between the pyramids . It contains the renal corpuscles and the renal tubules except for parts of the loop of Henle which descend into the renal medulla . It also contains blood vessels and cortical collecting ducts . </P>
where is the cortex located in the kidney
between the renal capsule and the renal medulla