83 B2 Filtrate ↓ -rms: Filtrate 4 Renal capsule Renal Corpuscle (cross section) Podocyte Kidney (sagittal section) Fenestrae B3 B2 Wedge of cortex and medulla SYSTEM: Kidneys-Structure and Function Nephron Structure and Functions Minor calyx Renal capsule Fil Papilla 1 t Many nephrons empty into a single collecting tubule. This i is like the sewer lines from individual homes in a city emptying into a public sewer drain. ↑ L A wwwwwww ->> Urine P Public sewer drain Renal medulla Note: Black arrows show the direction the filtrate flows through the nephron and the direction urine flows through the kidney. Renal cortex Sewer line •N Glomer 7 Distal c Descenc . .
Nephron Structure and Function: Blood Vessels ● Afferent arteriole Efferent arteriole ● Interlobar artery ● Nephron Structures • Ascending limb • Proximal Convoluted Tubule (PCT) ● Glomerular (Bowman's) capsule Renal corpuscle ● ● Descending limb ● Distal Convoluted Tubule (DCT) ● Glomerulus • Nephron loop (Loop of Henle) I Collecting Systems . Collecting duct
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