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9 Cards in this Set
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renal (Bowman's) capsule
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start of the nephron, cup-shaped, glomerulus inside
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proximal convoluted tubule
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a series of loops surrounded by blood capillaries, walls are made of cuboidal epithelial cells with microvilli
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loop of Henlé
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long, hairpin loop, in the cortex and medulla
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distal convoluted tube
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a series of loops, walls are made of cuboidal epithelial cells
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collecting duct
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a tube into which the distal convoluted tubules empty, it itself empties into the renal pelvis
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afferent arteriole
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tiny vessel that arises from the renal artery, firstly enters the glomerulus
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glomerulus
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many-branched tuft of capillaries from which fluid is forced out of the blood
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efferent arteriole
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tiny vessel that leave the renal capsule, it has a smaller diameter an so causes an increase in blood pressure within the glomerulus
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peritubular capillaries
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a concentrated network of capillaries that surrounds the convoluted tubules and the loop of Henlé, reabsorb mineral salts, glucose and water
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