Each kidney contains thousands of tiny tubes, or tubules, known as ____ Nephrons are the functional unit of the kidney and are responsible for the formation of ____. Different parts of the nephron are found in different regions of the kidney The cortex - Location of the ____ The medulla - ____ The renal ____ - All kidney nephrons drain into this structure, which connects to the ureter There are two types of nephrons in the kidney ____ - These occur mainly in the renal cortex and have a short loop of Henle that barely enters the medulla. They make up about 85% of the nephrons in a human kidney Juxtamedullary nephrons - They have long loops of Henle that span across the entire medulla. Very efficient at conserving ____ in the body 1. There is also a network of ____ associated with each nephron 2. Within the Bowman’s capsule of each nephron is a structure known as the ____. Each glomerulus is supplied with ____ by an afferent arteriole which carries blood from the renal artery. The ____ arteriole splits into a ball of capillaries that forms the glomerulus itself. The capillaries of the glomerulus re-join to form the ____ arteriole. 3. Blood flows from the glomerulus into a network of capillaries that run closely alongside the rest of the nephron and eventually into the ____.

CAX KS5 The microscopic structure of the kidney notes

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