BIOL 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Colloid, Renal Vein, Renal Artery

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There are over 1 million nephrons in each kidney. Their function is to filter the blood, reabsorb essential substances and excrete nonessential molecules and waste. Each nephron is composed of a highly coiled hollow tube surrounded by a complex blood supply. The glomerular capsule/bowman"s capsule surrounds a very small, highly permeable capillary bed called the glomerulus. These structures are often collectively referred to as the renal corpuscle. The tubular portion of the nephron consists of the following structures in order: the proximal convoluted tubule, the descending and ascending limb of the loop of henle, the distal convolted tubule and the collecting duct. Blood from the renal artery eventually reaches the interlobular artery that drains into the afferent arteriole. The afferent arteriole gives rise to the glomerulus where filtration takes placec. The blood from the glomerulus enters the efferent arteriole. Blood then enters the peritubular capillaries which drains into the interlobular vein and eventually back to the renal vein.

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