Loop of Henle
What is the shape?
U-shaped Loop
What shape is it?
A cup-like sac
What are its two main jobs as a whole?
Absorption and secretion
What empties into the collecting duct?
distal tubule
What is conducted through the loop?
Urine
What does it work as a filter to remove?
Organic waste, excess inorganic salts, and water
What is the name of the border that the tubule is lined with?
The "brush border"
Where does blood go when it first enters the nephron?
Bowman's capsule
What is the main function?
Recover water and sodium chloride from urine.
What are two of its filtrates?
Amino Acids, Urea, Water, Glucose
What substances filtrate back into blood?
Water and sodium
What are the five parts of a nephron?
Bowman’s capsule
the loop of Henle
the proximal tubule
the distal tubule
the collecting duct
It does not conduct urine through each nephron.
True or False?
False, it does conduct urine through each nephron.
What process does it perform?
Ultrafiltration
Where do the proximal tubules begin?
Bowman's Capsule
In what part of the kidney are the upper parts of a nephron found in?
renal cortex
Where does it carry filtrate from?
Proximal Tubule
Does the Bowman's Capsule have a single or double membrane?
Double
Where does the tubules lead to?
The loop of Henle
What does the collecting duct regulate?
water and sodium reabsorption