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Microscopic Anatomy of the Nephron - Renal Flash Cards - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
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<TD>Which two structures make up the renal corpuscle?</TD>
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<TD><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">The glomerulus and bowmans capsule</TD>
<TD>[[Microscopic Anatomy of the Nephron - Anatomy & Physiology#|Link]]</TD>
<TD>[[Microscopic Anatomy of the Nephron - Anatomy & Physiology#The Renal Corpuscle|Link]]</TD>
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<TD>What are the layers of the bowmans capsule?</TD>
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<TD>[[Microscopic Anatomy of the Nephron - Anatomy & Physiology#|Link]]</TD>
* Inner visceral layer / podocytes
* Outer parietal layer</TD>
<TD>[[Microscopic Anatomy of the Nephron - Anatomy & Physiology#The Bowmans Capsule|Link]]</TD>
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<TD>What are the two parts of the proximal tubule?</TD>
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<TD>[[Microscopic Anatomy of the Nephron - Anatomy & Physiology#|Link]]</TD>
*Pars convoluta
*Pars recta</TD>
<TD>[[Microscopic Anatomy of the Nephron - Anatomy & Physiology#Proximal Tubule|Link]]</TD>
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<TD>True/False - The proximal tubule has a brush border of microvilli?</TD>
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<TD><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">True</TD>
<TD>[[Microscopic Anatomy of the Nephron - Anatomy & Physiology#|Link]]</TD>
<TD>[[Microscopic Anatomy of the Nephron - Anatomy & Physiology#Proximal Tubule|Link]]</TD>
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<TD>What is significant about the basal lamina of cells in the proximal tubule?</TD>
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<TD><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">It is striated. This increases the surface are for reabsorption</TD>
<TD>[[Microscopic Anatomy of the Nephron - Anatomy & Physiology#|Link]]</TD>
<TD>[[Microscopic Anatomy of the Nephron - Anatomy & Physiology#Proximal Tubule|Link]]</TD>
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<TD>What are the three parts of the loop of henle?</TD>
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<TD>[[Microscopic Anatomy of the Nephron - Anatomy & Physiology#|Link]]</TD>
*Thin descending limb
*Thin ascending limb
*Thick ascending limb</TD>
<TD>[[Microscopic Anatomy of the Nephron - Anatomy & Physiology#The Loop of Henle|Link]]</TD>
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<TD>The collecting duct forms the link between which two structures?</TD>
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<TD>[[Microscopic Anatomy of the Nephron - Anatomy & Physiology#|Link]]</TD>
*The distal tubule
*The area cribosa of the papilla</TD>
<TD>[[Microscopic Anatomy of the Nephron - Anatomy & Physiology#Collecting Duct|Link]]</TD>
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<TD>What are the two cell types found in the collecting duct?</TD>
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<TD>[[Microscopic Anatomy of the Nephron - Anatomy & Physiology#|Link]]</TD>
*Intercalated cells
*Principal cells</TD>
<TD>[[Microscopic Anatomy of the Nephron - Anatomy & Physiology#Collecting Duct|Link]]</TD>
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<TD>What is the vasa recta?</TD>
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<TD><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">The name given to the blood vessels supplying the renal medulla</TD>
<TD>[[Microscopic Anatomy of the Nephron - Anatomy & Physiology#The Vasa Recta|Link]]</TD>
<TD>[[Microscopic Anatomy of the Nephron - Anatomy & Physiology#|Link]]</TD>
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