straight collecting tubule
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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
tubulus colligens rectus — straight collecting tubule: the lower straight part of the renal collecting tubule, extending from the arcuate renal tubule to the papillary duct … Medical dictionary
Kidney — One of a pair of organs located in the right and left side of the abdomen which clear "poisons" from the blood, regulate acid concentration and maintain water balance in the body by excreting urine. The kidneys are part of the urinary… … Medical dictionary
tubulus renalis colligens — renal collecting tubule: the arcuate renal tubule, straight collecting tubule, and papillary duct considered together. Called also collecting duct … Medical dictionary
tubulus renalis arcuatus — arcuate renal tubule: a short, curved part of the distal end of the renal tubule, extending from the distal convoluted tubule to the straight collecting tubule. Called also connecting tubule or junctional tubule … Medical dictionary
Nephron — For the drug with trade name Nephron, see Epinephrine. Nephron Nephron of the kidney without juxtaglomerular apparatus Latin nephroneum Gray s … Wikipedia
excretion — excretion1 /ik skree sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of excreting. 2. the substance excreted, as urine or sweat, or certain plant products. [1595 1605; < LL excretion (s. of excretio) that which is sifted out. See EXCRETE, ION] excretion2 /ik skree… … Universalium
zona externa medullae renalis — [TA] outer zone of renal medulla: the part of the renal medulla nearest to the cortex, containing part of the distal straight tubule and the medullary collecting tubule. It is subdivided into the inner stripe and the outer stripe … Medical dictionary
papillary duct — a wide terminal tubule in the renal pyramid, formed by the union of several straight collecting tubules and emptying into the renal pelvis in the area cribrosa. Called also Bellini d … Medical dictionary
Loop of Henle — Scheme of renal tubule and its vascular supply. (Loop of Henle visible center left.) Latin ansa nephroni Gray s … Wikipedia
