The renal tubule is divided into four areas. These are (1) the proximal convoluted tubule, (2) the distal convoluted tubule, (3) the collecting tube, and (4) the _____.
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27. The nephron has three regions: a) the Bowman's capsule, the loop of Henle, and the distal tubule b) the renal pelvis, the loop of Henle, and the distal tubule c) the proximal tubule, the loop of Henle, and the renal pelvis d) renal cortex, renal outer medulla, and renal inner medulla e) loop of Henle, juxtamedullary nephron and the Bowman's capsule.
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Inside the capsule, is a spherical capillary network called a 1. High blood pressure in these specialized capillaries forces fluid out of the blood vessels and into the capsular space. This fluid, called filtrate because it has been filtered by the glomerulus, leaves the capsule and enters the 2. As the tubule travels down into the medullary pyramid, it is called the 3 and as it travels back up into the cortex, it is called the 4. As the filtrate passes through the loop of Henle (also called a nephron loop), it is modified by the loop's epithelium. These epithelial cells are 5 in shape and have a "brush border," meaning they are covered with 6. As the tubule exits the medulla, it is called the 7. As the tubule straightens out again and exits via the renal pyramid, it is called a 8. collecting duct proximal convoluted tubule glomerulus cuboidal ascending limb of the loop of Henle microvilli descending limb of the loop of Henle distal convoluted tubule
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