Distal convoluted tubule
Distal convoluted tubule Kidney nephron The distal convoluted tubule (DCT) is a portion of ...
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Connecting tubule
Connecting tubule In the kidney, the collecting tubule (CNT, or junctional tubule) is a tubular segment of the renal collecting duct system that connects the distal convoluted tubule to the cortical collecting duct. ...
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Nephron
... filtering component (the renal corpuscle) and a tubule specialized for reabsorption and excretion (the renal tubule). The renal corpuscle filters out large solutes ... water and small solutes to the renal tubule for modification. Anatomy and function Renal corpuscle ... which are collecting capillaries intertwined with the convoluted tubules through the interstitial space, and which ... composition as it passes into the proximal convoluted tubule. Renal tubule Kidney tissue Proximal ...
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Metolazone
... of action Schematic of a nephron. The distal convoluted tubule is labelled "2nd convoluted tubule" (the proximal convoluted tubule is the ...
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Loop of Henle
... the nephron that leads from the proximal convoluted tubule to the distal convoluted tubule in the kidney. It is named ...
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Collecting duct system
... bicarbonate. Anatomy Connecting tubules Main article: Connecting tubule With respect to the renal corpuscle, the connecting tubule is the most proximal part of the ... duct system. It is adjacent to the distal convoluted tubule, the most distal segment of the ...
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Macula densa
... of closely packed specialized cells lining the distal convoluted tubule where it lies next to the glomerular ... corpuscle (Glomerulus, Bowman's capsule) → Proximal convoluted tubule → Loop of Henle → Distal ...
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Bowman's capsule
... in composition and passes on into the distal convoluted tubule. External links Free Bowman's Capsule Images ... corpuscle (Glomerulus, Bowman's capsule) → Proximal convoluted tubule → Loop of Henle → Distal ...
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Atrial natriuretic factor
... water. Decreases Na resorption in the renal distal convoluted tubule and cortical collecting duct. Inhibits renin secretion ... corpuscle (Glomerulus, Bowman's capsule) → Proximal convoluted tubule → Loop of Henle → Distal ...
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Talk:Kidney
... efferent arterioles. this is followed by proximal convoluted tubule, Henle's loop and distal convoluted tubule, leading to the ureter. the uerter ...
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