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