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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?
Renal papilla
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?
In the cortex
How many functional units called nephrons are typically found in each kidney?
1-4 million
Which part of the nephron is located entirely in the cortex?
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Which part of the nephron has a thin descending limb and a thin ascending limb, and is located in the medulla?
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What is the main function of the renal corpuscle?
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Where is the straight part of the proximal tubule located?
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Which part of the nephron is responsible for the majority of water and solute reabsorption?
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What is the main function of the loop of Henle?
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How many major divisions are there in each nephron?
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