MEDICAL
URINARY BLADDER
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The ____ are cells in the distal tubule that lie between the afferent and efferent arterioles and it detects decreases in sodium and potassium levels
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juxtaglomerular cells
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macula densa
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podocytes
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fenestrations
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In the kidney, the macula densa is an area of closely packed specialized cells lining the wall of the distal tubule, at the point where the thick ascending limb of the Loop of Henle meets the distal convoluted tubule. The macula densa is the thickening where the distal tubule touches the glomerulus.
Detailed explanation-2: -The juxtaglomerular apparatus is part of the kidney nephron, next to the glomerulus. It is found between afferent arteriole and the distal convoluted tubule of the same nephron. This location is critical to its function in regulating renal blood flow and glomerular filtration rate.
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