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URINARY SYSTEM
Nephron
1. Bowman's capsule - blindly ending tubule
indented by glomerular capillary.
3. Thin limb
Figure 23.6a
Renal Corpuscle and the Filtration
Membrane
Figure 23.6c
Tubular system of the
Nephron
Proximal tubule - convoluted and straight portions.
•Functions - recovery of 80% of glomerular filtrate -
water, ions, glucose, amino acids, small proteins.