- straight tubule
- a channel that follows a comparatively straight course; see tubulus rectus distalis, tubulus rectus proximalis, and tubuli seminiferi recti, under tubulus.
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straight tubule
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distal straight tubule — tubulus rectus distalis … Medical dictionary
proximal straight tubule — tubulus rectus proximalis … Medical dictionary
Tubule — A small tube. * * * A small tube. SYN: tubulus [TA]. [L. tubulus, dim. of tubus, tube] Albarran y Dominguez tubules SYN: Albarran glands, under gland. connecting t. a narrow arching t. of the kidney joining the distal convoluted t. and the… … Medical dictionary
thin tubule — part of the renal tubule where the walls are especially thin, extending from the proximal straight tubule to the distal straight tubule; this concept is now considered outdated. Called also tubulus attenuatus … Medical dictionary
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Proximal tubule — Infobox Anatomy Name = Proximal Convoluted Tubule Latin = tubulus contortus proximalis GraySubject = 253 GrayPage = 1223 Caption = Scheme of renal tubule and its vascular supply. (1st convoluted tubule labeled at center top.) Caption2 = 1… … Wikipedia
Seminiferous tubule — in cross section (large tubular structure center of image) with sperm (black, tiny, ovoid bodies furthest from the outer edge of the tubular structure). H E stain … Wikipedia
pars recta tubuli renalis — straight tubule; see tubulus rectus proximalis and tubulus rectus distalis … Medical dictionary
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ansa nephroni — a long, U shaped part of the renal tubule, extending through the medulla from the end of the proximal convoluted tubule to the beginning of the distal convoluted tubule. It begins with a descending limb having a thick walled segment called the… … Medical dictionary
