Relier Pairs NEPHRON - advancedVersion en ligne for revision par Dr MAHABOOB KHAN SULAIMAN 1 Structure that is made of endothelium, basement membrane and epithelial podocytes 2 Capillaries that come after efferent arteriole 3 Region that absorbs H2O, Na and regulates pH which is regulated by hormones 4 In juxtamedullary nephron, this region sets up medullary osmotic gradient 5 Special cells of juxtaglomerular complex (JGC) that can act as chemoreceptors (sense NaCl) 6 Region between renal pyramids 7 Region that stores urine prior to micturition 8 This tubule drains into minor calyces Urinary bladder Renal column Collecting tubule Vasa recta Filtration membrane Distal tubule Macula densa Henle's loop