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Nephron anatomy

The anatomy of a nephron is a key to understanding how the kidney functions. Refer to Figure 12 which schematically illustrates each part. The blood enters the kidney through an artery into a knot of vessels known as the glomerulus. The glomerulus is surrounded by a loose... [Pg.53]

Figure 18-1 a Anatomy of the nephron, indicating the four Tiaior sites of sodium reabsorption (1-4). [Pg.597]

Figure 1 Anatomy of the nephron. RC, renal corpuscle (includes glomerulus and Bowman s capsule) PCT, proximal convoluted tubule PST, proximal straight tubule DLH, descending limb of the loop of Henie ALH, ascending limb of the loop of Henie TALH, thick ascending limb of the loop of Henie MD, macula densa DCT, distal convoluted tubule CT, connecting tubule CD, collecting duct. Figure 1 Anatomy of the nephron. RC, renal corpuscle (includes glomerulus and Bowman s capsule) PCT, proximal convoluted tubule PST, proximal straight tubule DLH, descending limb of the loop of Henie ALH, ascending limb of the loop of Henie TALH, thick ascending limb of the loop of Henie MD, macula densa DCT, distal convoluted tubule CT, connecting tubule CD, collecting duct.
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