NEPHRONS

• 2 main structures of nephrons:

  • Renal corpuscle
  • Renal tubule
• Renal corpuscle consists of:

  • Glomerulus - a knot of capillaries made of podocytes; filter
  • Glomerular (Bowman's) capsule - surrounds the glomerulus; first part of renal tubule
• Renal tubule - extends from Bowman's capsule to collecting ducts

  Subdivisions of renal tubule are:

  • Proximal convoluted tubule (PCT)
  • Nephron loop (loop of Henle)
  • Distal convoluted tubule (DCT)