peritubular capillary plexus — a network formed by the peritubular capillaries around the renal tubules … Medical dictionary
peritubular capillary — n any of a network of capillaries surrounding the renal tubules * * * any of the capillaries around the proximal and distal convoluted tubules of the kidney … Medical dictionary
renal system — ▪ anatomy Introduction in humans (human body), organ system that includes the kidneys, where urine is produced, and the ureters, bladder, and urethra for the passage, storage, and voiding of urine. In many respects the human excretory, or… … Universalium
Nephron — For the drug with trade name Nephron, see Epinephrine. Nephron Nephron of the kidney without juxtaglomerular apparatus Latin nephroneum Gray s … Wikipedia
Loop of Henle — Scheme of renal tubule and its vascular supply. (Loop of Henle visible center left.) Latin ansa nephroni Gray s … Wikipedia
Renal function — Diagram showing the basic physiologic mechanisms of the kidney Renal function, in nephrology, is an indication of the state of the kidney and its role in renal physiology. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) describes the flow rate of filtered fluid … Wikipedia
Clearance (medicine) — In medicine, the clearance is a measurement of the renal excretion ability. Although clearance may also involve other organs than the kidney, it is almost synonymous with renal clearance or renal plasma clearance. Each substance has a specific… … Wikipedia
Renal physiology — This illustration demonstrates the normal kidney physiology. It also includes illustrations showing where some types of diuretics act, and what they do. Renal physiology (Latin rēnēs, kidney ) is the study of the physiology of the kidney. This… … Wikipedia
Afferent arterioles — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteriola glomerularis afferens GraySubject = 253 GrayPage = 1221 Caption = Scheme of renal tubule and its vascular supply. (Label Afferent vessel is visible in upper left.) Caption2 = Distribution of… … Wikipedia
Mesangium — Renal corpuscle. Mesangium is 5a and 5b. The mesangium is an inner layer of the glomerulus, within the basement membrane surrounding the glomerular capillaries. This term is often used interchangeably with mesangial cell, but in this context… … Wikipedia
