Mueller-Ward Renal Lobe Model

1 (red)

arcuate artery, transports blood from segmental artery to cortical radiate artery

2 (red)

cortical radiate artery, transports blood from arcuate artery to afferent arteriole

1 (blue)

arcuate vein, transports blood from cortical radiate vein to interlobar vein

2 (blue)

cortical radiate vein, transports blood from vasa recta/pertibular capillaries to arcuate vein

3

afferent arteriole, transports blood from cortical radiate artery to glomerulus

4

efferent arteriole, transports blood from glomerulus to vasa recta/pertibular capillaries

5

renal corpuscle, filters blood to form filtrate

6

proximal convoluted tubule, transports filtrate from glomerulus to descending loop of Henle

7

descending loop of Henle (thick limb), transports filtrate from proximal convoluted tubule to ascending loop of Henle

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descending loop of Henle (thin limb), transports filtrate from proximal convoluted tubule to ascending loop of Henle

8

loop of Henle, transports filtrate from proximal convoluted tubule to distal convoluted tubule

9a

ascending loop of Henle (thin limb), transports filtrate from descending loop of Henle to distal convoluted tubule

9

ascending loop of Henle (thick limb), transports filtrate from descending loop of Henle to distal convoluted tubule

10

distal convoluted tubule, transports filtrate from ascending loop of Henle to collecting duct

12

collecting duct, transports filtrate from distal convoluted tubule to papillary duct

16

vasa recta, transports blood from efferent arteriole through renal medulla back to cortical radiate veins

15

pertibular capillaries, transport blood from efferent arteriole to cortical radiate vein

13

papillary duct, transport filtrate from collecting duct and sends urine to minor calyx