URINARY SYSTEM AND MALE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS
URINARY SYSTEM
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Loop
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Proximal convoluted tubule
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Distal convoluted tubule
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Minor calyx
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Detailed explanation-1: -This part of the nephron is called the loop of Henle. Its main function is to reabsorb water and sodium chloride from the filtrate. This conserves water for the organism, producing highly concentrated urine.
Detailed explanation-2: -loop of Henle, long U-shaped portion of the tubule that conducts urine within each nephron of the kidney of reptiles, birds, and mammals. The principal function of the loop of Henle is in the recovery of water and sodium chloride from urine.
Detailed explanation-3: -The ascending limb of the loop of Henle is a direct continuation from the descending limb of loop of Henle, and one of the structures in the nephron of the kidney. The ascending limb has a thin and a thick segment. The ascending limb drains urine into the distal convoluted tubule.