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11 Cards in this Set
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Afferent arteriole
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Efferent arteriole
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Small of the arterioles exiting the glomerular capsule
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Glomerulus
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"Ball" of leaky capillaries that allow liquid to be pushed out of circulatory system and into the nephron
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Proximal convoluted tubule
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First tubules area that the filtered fluid from the glomerulus enters
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Peritubular capillaries
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Surrounds the cortical nephron tubules
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Descending limb of nephron loop
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First portion of the loop that accepts liquid from the PCT
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Arcuate artery/vein
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At the border of the Cortex/medulla
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Ascending limb of nephron loop
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Takes fluid back up into the DCT
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Cortical nephron
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Juxtamedullary nephron
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Distal convoluted tubule
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Last portion of the nephron that filters the urea
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