Name the following:
Cortical portions projecting between the medullary pyramids in the human kidney.

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(N/A) The cortical portions projecting between the medullary pyramids in the human kidney are known as the $Columns$ $of$ $Bertini$ (or renal columns).
These structures represent the extensions of the renal cortex into the medulla,situated between the renal pyramids.

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