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