vascular pole of renal corpuscle — vascular pole of renal glomerulus the end of the corpuscle and glomerulus where afferent arterioles enter and efferent arterioles exit … Medical dictionary
Urinary pole — Infobox Anatomy Name = Urinary pole Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Glomerulus. (Urinary pole not labeled, but visible at top.) Caption2 = Pole urinaire labeled at right. Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph = MeshName =… … Wikipedia
renal system — ▪ anatomy Introduction in humans (human body), organ system that includes the kidneys, where urine is produced, and the ureters, bladder, and urethra for the passage, storage, and voiding of urine. In many respects the human excretory, or… … Universalium
Renal corpuscle — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = corpusculum renis GraySubject = 253 GrayPage = 1221 Caption = Glomerulus is red; Bowman s capsule is green. Caption2 = Distribution of bloodvessels in cortex of kidney. Precursor = System = Artery = Vein =… … Wikipedia
Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… … Medical dictionary
Macula densa — In the kidney, the macula densa is an area of closely packed specialized cells lining the wall of the distal convoluted tubule (DCT) at the point of return of the nephron to the vascular pole of its parent glomerulus glomerular vascular pole. The … Wikipedia
Bowman's capsule — Infobox Anatomy Name = Bowman s capsule Latin = capsula glomeruli GraySubject = 253 GrayPage = 1222 Caption = Glomerulus. (Bowman s capsule not labeled, but visible at top.) Caption2 = Glomerulus is red; Bowman s capsule is green. Precursor =… … Wikipedia
Juxtaglomerular apparatus — The juxtaglomerular apparatus is a microscopic structure in the kidney, which regulates the function of each nephron. The juxtaglomerular apparatus is named for its proximity to the glomerulus: it is found between the vascular pole of the renal… … Wikipedia
Extraglomerular mesangial cell — Extraglomerular mesangial cells (or lacis cells) are light staining cells in the kidney found outside the glomerulus, near the vascular pole and macula densa. Lacis cells form the juxtaglomerular apparatus in combination with two other types of… … Wikipedia
plant development — Introduction a multiphasic process in which two distinct forms succeed each other in alternating generations. One form, created by the union of sexual cells (gametes (gamete)), contains two sets of similar chromosomes (diploid). At sexual… … Universalium
