Which one of the following is not a part of the renal pyramid?

Convoluted tubules

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Collecting ducts

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Henle's loop

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Peritubular capillaries

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Solution

The correct option is A
Convoluted tubules

Among the given options convoluted tubules are not a part of the renal pyramid. The renal pyramid is the conical subdivision of the renal medulla. The convoluted tubule is the highly convoluted segment of a nephron. It is made up of the proximal tubule leading from the Bowman's capsule to the descending limb of Henle's loop and the distal tubule leading from the ascending limb of Henle's loop to a collecting tubule.

Nephron in cortex and medulla of the kidney

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The following diagram represents a mammalian kidney tubule (nephron) and its blood supply.

Parts indicated by the guidelines 1 to 8 are as follows :

1. Afferent arteriole from the renal artery;

2. Efferent arteriole

3. Bowman's capsule,

4. Glomerulus ;

5. Proximal convoluted tubule with blood capillaries;

6. Distal convoluted tubule with blood capillaries;

7. Collecting tubule;

8. U-shaped loop of Henle.

Study the diagram and answer the questions that follow;

(a) Where does ultrafiltration take place?

(b) Which structure contains the lowest concentration of urea?

(d) Which structure (normally) contains the lowest concentration of glucose?

(e) Where is most water reabsorbed?

Maximum amount of water from the glomerular filtrate is reabsorbed in

(a) proximal convoluted tubule

(b) descending limbs of loop of Henle.

(d) distal convoluted tubule.

Rearrange the following parts of a nephron in the order in which fluid flows through the nephron.

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