Kidney Quiz - S Tully | Biblioteka

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What process happens in this region of the nephron?

Selective reabsorption

Water conservation

Ultrafiltration

Osmoregulation

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Squamous cells to reduce the diffusion distance

Numerous mitochondria to produce ATP for active transport

Good blood supply to maintain the concentration gradient for diffusion of urea

Plasma membrane is folded into microvilli to increase the surface area for carrier proteins for facilitated diffusion and active transport

Infoldings of basal membrane to increase the surface area

The photograph was taken using a scanning electron microscope

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ammonia

arginine

urea

uric acid

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proximal convoluted tubule

loop of henle

distal convoluted tubule

collecting duct