ENS 332 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Distal Convoluted Tubule, Proximal Tubule, Renal Pelvis
18 Oct 2016
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Germ theory development and understanding the mechanisms of microorganisms causing infection/disease. Functional anatomy publication one of the most comprehensive at the time (handbook of. Most famous for discovery of the loop in the nephron loop of henle . Do not want to be urinating out the critical ions (i. e. potassium, sodium) Sensing the po2 in the blood sensing whether or not you"re hypoxic or getting adequate blood flow to the kidney. Kidneys are responsible for producing erythropoietin (red blood cells) Kidneys release renin, which initiates the raas cascade. Prostaglandins part of the immune and inflammatory response. Most of the meat of the nephron is housed. Some nephrons penetrate into the medulla: medulla. Where a lot of the loops of henle penetrate into: renal calyx (calyces) Where the collecting duct is delivering its filtrate into (the renal pelvis: renal pelvis & ureter. Central area leading into the ureter to the bladder: hilum (hila)
