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Microscopic Anatomy of the Nephron - Renal Flash Cards - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
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|linktext =RENAL FLASH CARDS - THE NEPHRON
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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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