Renal System

Front 1

Afferent arteriole

Back 1

• Larger of the arterioles entering the glomerular capsule
  

Front 2

Efferent arteriole

Back 2

Small of the arterioles exiting the glomerular capsule

Front 3

Glomerulus

Back 3

"Ball" of leaky capillaries that allow liquid to be pushed out of circulatory system and into the nephron

Front 4

Proximal convoluted tubule

Back 4

First tubules area that the filtered fluid from the glomerulus enters

Front 5

Peritubular capillaries

Back 5

Surrounds the cortical nephron tubules

Front 6

Descending limb of nephron loop

Back 6

First portion of the loop that accepts liquid from the PCT

Front 7

Arcuate artery/vein

Back 7

At the border of the Cortex/medulla

Front 8

Ascending limb of nephron loop

Back 8

Takes fluid back up into the DCT

Front 9

Cortical nephron

Back 9

• short nephron
• Glomerulus
• further from the cortex-medulla junction
• Efferent arteriole supplies peritubular capillaries

Front 10

Juxtamedullary nephron

Back 10

• Long nephron loop
• Glomerulus closer to cortex-medulla junction
• Efferent arteriole supplies vasa recta

Front 11

Distal convoluted tubule

Back 11

Last portion of the nephron that filters the urea