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Kidney, cut away — from nephron to ureter

Cortex · medulla · nephron · pelvis · ureter
Flow: blood in → filtration → reabsorption → collecting duct → pelvis → ureter
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Blood in — arteries
Filtrate — becoming urine
Blood out — capillaries
Tissue — cortex & medulla
  1. 01Afferent arteriole
  2. 02Glomerulus
  3. 03Bowman's capsule
  4. 04Proximal tubule — PCT
  5. 05Descending limb — Henle
  6. 06Ascending limb — Henle
  7. 07Distal tubule — DCT
  8. 08Collecting duct
  9. 09Efferent arteriole
  10. 10Peritubular capillaries
  11. 11Renal cortex
  12. 12Renal medulla
  13. 13Papilla & calyx
  14. 14Renal pelvis
  15. 15Ureter
  16. 16Artery & vein
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