NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -Henle’s loop could be a hairpin-shaped space of the tube with a downhill limb and an ascending limb. Hence, the region of the nephron found in the renal medulla is Henle’s loop.

Detailed explanation-2: -The next part of the tubule is highly coiled (the proximal convoluted tubule) and empties into a U-shaped loop which carries the filtered fluid deep down into the medulla and then back again into the cortex. This part of the nephron is called the loop of Henle.

Detailed explanation-3: -The loop of Henle is a part of the nephron in the kidneys. The loop of Henle is found in the medulla part of the nephron. In the majority of nephrons, the loop of Henle extends only a little into the medulla because of being short, such nephrons are referred to as cortical nephrons.

Detailed explanation-4: -The mature renal medulla consists of the medullary collecting ducts, loops of Henle, vasa recta (straight capillaries) and the interstitium (lipid-laden interstitial cells, lymphocyte-like cells and pericytes). The main function of the medulla is to regulate concentration of the urine.