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Nephron Microscopic Anatomy (view source)
Revision as of 17:40, 4 September 2008
, 17:40, 4 September 2008→Collecting Duct
* The cells are flat to cylindrical
* The cells are flat to cylindrical
* Have clearly visible cell borders
* Have clearly visible cell borders
==Blood Supply to the Nephron==
The blood enters the glomerulus through the afferent arteriole. It is filtered by the glomerulus and what remains in the blood vessels leaves this structure via the efferent arteriole. The vessel then winds around the proximal tubule and is thus called a peritubular capillary. As it works its way along the tubule it collects the reabsorbed substances which it originally lost in the glomerulus. As the tubule descends into the medulla and becomes the Loop of Henle the blood vessel follows it and becomes what is known as the vasa recta. Upon its exit from the the medulla it wraps itself around the distal tubule.