William Henry Harrison's Presidency. Explore the highs and lows of ninth U.S. President William Henry Harrison's administration, from his lengthy inaugural address to his death in office. Introduction. William Henry Harrison (1773-1841), Americaâs ninth president, served just one month in office before dying of pneumonia. His tenure, from March 4, 1841, to April 4, 1841, is the shortest of any U.S. president. Harrison, who was born into a prominent Virginia family, joined the Army as a young man and fought American Indians on the U.S. frontier.
The outer portion of the kidney located in between the renal capsule and the renal medulla is called the renal cortex. The renal cortex is like the fleshy part of the avocado. Deeper to the renal cortex, like our avocado pit, is the inner portion of the kidney, called the renal medulla.ortex and Medulla. Our kidneys are a multilayered structure, kind of like an avocado. If you've ever sliced an avocado in half, you'd have a middle layer, the avocado pit, and then a surrounding outer layer that is the edible part of the avocado. Likewise, your kidneys have an outer and an inner layer.
About Kidney Disease. 148,919 discussions. Your kidneys are two bean-shaped organs, each about the size of your fists. They are located near the middle of your back, just below the rib cage. Inside each kidney about a million tiny structures called nephrons filter blood. They remove waste products and extra water, which become urine. The urine flows through tubes called ureters to your bladder, which stores the urine until you go to the bathroom. Read more on MedlinePlus.gov.