2.74B - Nephron Structure
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What are the three regions of the kidney?
* Cortex - outermost region
* Medula - inner section
* Renal pelvis - tube connecting kidney to ureter
* Medula - inner section
* Renal pelvis - tube connecting kidney to ureter
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How many nephrons does each kidney contain?
Millions
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Where are the nephrons located in the kidney?
Nephrons start in the cortex, loop into the medula, then back to the cortex
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Where do the contents of the nephron drain into?
The renal pelvis
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Where does the urine travel after the renal pelvis?
to the ureter, then to the bladder, then out of the body
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List the order of sites in the nephron
* glomerulus
* Bowman’s capsule
* proximal convoluted tubule
* Loop of Henle
* distal convoluted tubule
* collecting duct
* Bowman’s capsule
* proximal convoluted tubule
* Loop of Henle
* distal convoluted tubule
* collecting duct