Tubule & Collecting Duct/Nephron Capillary Beds/Juxtaglomerular apparatus

Question 1

Renal () is about 1.2 in. long
Three major parts
(/,/)
Closest to renal corpuscle
() loop
Ascending & Descending limbs
(/,/)
Farthest from renal corpuscle
-Distal convoluted tubule drains into (/)

Answer 1

tubule
Proximal convoluted tubule
Nephron
Distal convoluted tubule
collecting duct

Question 2

() capillaries
Low-pressure, porous capillaries adapted for absorption of water and solutes
Arise from efferent arterioles
Empty into ()

Answer 2

Peritubular
venules

Question 3

Each nephron has one(/)

-Involves modified portions of:
Distal Convoluted Tubule
-Contains Macula Densa
-Controls the () (NaCl) content of blood/urine
Afferent arteriole
Juxtaglomerular cells produce ()

Important in regulating rate of() formation and bloodpressure

Answer 3

juxtaglomerular apparatus
salt
Renin,filtrate