nephron in English

noun
1
each of the functional units in the kidney, consisting of a glomerulus and its associated tubule, through which the glomerular filtrate passes before emerging as urine.
Stones may form in the kidneys, blocking blood from passing through the nephrons and tubules to be filtered.
noun
    uriniferous tubule

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1. Acute nephron-nephrosis and periglomerular microangiopathy.

2. The Nephron—The Basic Filtration Unit

3. Juxtaglomerular Apparatus a collective term for the juxtaglomerular cells in a nephron

4. Aldosterone acts on the principal cells of the collecting ducts in the nephron

5. Nephron - sparing surgery such as partial nephrectomy may be appropriate in such cases.

6. Bowman’s capsule is actually the indented end of the convoluted tubule of the nephron.

7. Malpighian Corpuscle definition is - the part of a nephron that consists of a glomerulus and Bowman's capsule —called also Malpighian body.

8. The tubule runs into a larger collecting duct, which carries away the waste and toxic substances filtered out by the nephron.

9. The tubular system found within each individual nephron averages about 1.2 inches [3 cm] in length and a mere .002 inch [0.05 mm] in width.

10. * Together, the glomerulus and Bowman’s capsule make up the first part of your kidney’s ‘security gate,’ a nephron—the basic filtration unit of your kidney.

11. Summary – Afferent vs Efferent Arterioles The nephron is the functional unit of the kidney, and the major function (ultrafiltration) of the kidney is mainly carrying out by nephrons

12. The most important factor in the pathogenesis of the acute nephrosis seemed to be the change in pressure resulting from the acute circulatory disturbances in the nephron.

13. Aldosterone, a steroid hormone with mineralocorticoid activity, is mainly recognized for its action on sodium reabsorption in the distal nephron of the kidney, which is mediated by the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC)

14. Bowman’s capsule, double-walled cuplike structure that makes up part of the nephron, the filtration structure in the mammalian kidney that generates urine in the process of removing waste and excess substances from the blood