2.70 - Nephron Structure

- Branch of Aorta taking blood into the kidney is called the Renal Artery
- Kidney filters the blood
- Contents which are removed are called Urine (through Ureter) - collects in Bladder
- Filtered blood goes through the Renal Vein

Out region - Cortex
Inner region - Medulla
The Space where the urine collects and drains down the ureter

Tube starts on the edge of the medulla and goes out into the cortex, then winds and then drops down to the medulla again, then winds and comes to a dead end.
The dead end is called the Bowman's capsule.
The tube structure is called a Nephron

- IN DIAGRAM - Cortex
- IN DIAGRAM - Medulla
- Twisted sections - Convoluted tubules
- The dip - loop of Henlé
- Dead end cup shape structure - Bowman's Capsule
- Tight knot of blood vessels - Glomeruloui
- First twisted section - Proximal convoluted tubules (PCT)
- Second twisted section - Distal convoluted tubules (DCT)