Anatomy
What is the indented area of the kidney called?
Renal Hilum
Structural and functional units that form urine
Nephrons
A hollow, muscular organ situated in the pelvic cavity posterior to the pubic symphysis; receives urine via two ureters and stores urine until it is excreted through the urethra.
Urinary Bladder
What are the parts of the renal tube in order?
Proximal convoluted tubule, Loop of Henle: descending and ascending limbs, and Distal convoluted tubules
Extensions of the efferent arteriole of a juxtamedullary nephron that run alongside the nephron loop in the medullary region of the kidney.
Vasa Recta