1. | Renal hilum | the entry and exit site for structures servicing the kidneys: vessels, nerves, lymphatics, and ureters. |
2. | Columns of Bertini | Extension of renal medulla into renal cortex |
3. | Renal pelvis | The funnel-like dilated part of the ureter in the kidney |
4. | Renal capsule | A tough fibrous layer surrounding the kidney |
Statement I: | Glomerulus along with Bowman’s capsule, is called the malpighian body or renal corpuscle. |
Statement II: | The DCTs of many nephrons open into a straight tube called collecting duct. |
I: | is a fine capillary network around the renal tubule formed by efferent arteriole. |
II: | runs parallel to the Henle’s loop in juxtamedullary nephrons. |
III: | is absent or highly reduced in cortical nephrons. |
1. | Macula densa | 2. | Juxtaglomerular cells |
3. | Podocytes | 4. | Mesangial cells |