Final answer:
The statement that collecting tubules bring urine from the cortex to the pyramids is false. Urine flows from the nephrons into the collecting ducts, then into the renal calyces and pelvis, and finally into the ureter.
Step-by-step explanation:
The statement that numerous collecting tubules bring the urine from its sites of formation in the cortex to the pyramids is false. Instead, urine is formed in the nephrons which are primarily located in the renal cortex.
The urine then passes from the distal convoluted tubules of the nephrons into the collecting ducts. It's within these collecting ducts that more water may be reabsorbed, especially under the influence of antidiuretic hormone. The collecting ducts pass through the renal medulla, where they converge into larger ducts and finally empty into the minor calyces, then into major calyces, which collectively form the renal pelvis that drains into the ureter. So, the correct flow is from the renal tubules, through the collecting ducts, into the renal calyces, then the pelvis, and finally the ureter.