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What is the name of the structure that projects into a minor calyx and collects urine formed by tubules in one renal lobe?
What is the name of the structure that projects into a minor calyx and collects urine formed by tubules in one renal lobe?
- Proximal tubule
- Renal papilla (correct)
- Renal corpuscle
- Loop of Henle
Where is the renal corpuscle, the initial dilated part of the nephron that encloses a tuft of capillary loops and is the site of blood filtration, located?
Where is the renal corpuscle, the initial dilated part of the nephron that encloses a tuft of capillary loops and is the site of blood filtration, located?
- Partly in the cortex and partly in the medulla
- In the medulla
- In the cortex (correct)
- It can be located in either the cortex or the medulla
How many functional units called nephrons are typically found in each kidney?
How many functional units called nephrons are typically found in each kidney?
- 1-4 million (correct)
- 1-4 hundred thousand
- 1-4 billion
- 1-4 thousand
Which part of the nephron is located entirely in the cortex?
Which part of the nephron is located entirely in the cortex?
Which part of the nephron has a thin descending limb and a thin ascending limb, and is located in the medulla?
Which part of the nephron has a thin descending limb and a thin ascending limb, and is located in the medulla?
What is the main function of the renal corpuscle?
What is the main function of the renal corpuscle?
Where is the straight part of the proximal tubule located?
Where is the straight part of the proximal tubule located?
Which part of the nephron is responsible for the majority of water and solute reabsorption?
Which part of the nephron is responsible for the majority of water and solute reabsorption?
What is the main function of the loop of Henle?
What is the main function of the loop of Henle?
How many major divisions are there in each nephron?
How many major divisions are there in each nephron?
