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