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Letter A

Afferent arteriole

Letter e

Arcuate artery

F

Arcuate vein

Letter i

Collecting duct

Letter b

Efferent arteriole

Letter L

Distal convoluted tubule

Letter o

Glomerular capsule

Letter n

Glomerulus

G

Interlobar artery

H

Interlobar vein

Letter c

Interlobular artery

D

Interlobular vein

J

Loop of henle

K

Peritubular capillaries

Letter m

Proximal convoluted tubule