Nephrology Anatomy

Blood flows from the renal artery into smaller vessels until it hits a ____

glomerulus

the glomerulus surrounds the ____

bowman’s capsule

____ is formed in bowman’s capsule

filtrate

filtrate goes to the ____ first

proximal tubule

filtrate in the proximal tubule then goes to the ___

descending loop of henle

the descending loop of henle leads to the ____

ascending loop of henle

after the ascending loop of henle, filtrate goes to the ___

distal tubule

after the distal tubule, filtrate goes to the ____ as urine

collecting duct

the collecting duct leads to ___

the ureter in the renal pelvis

the ureter leads to ____

urinary bladder

the urinary bladder leads to ____

the urethra

What happens in the proximal tubule

reabsorption of water, glucose, Na, and Cl, and secretion of H

what happens in the descending loop of henle

more water absorption

what happens in the ascending loop of henle

LOTS of electrolyte reabsorption

what happens in the distal tubule

more water reabsorption, depending on hormone input