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What organ has a proximal tubule?

kidney


Aldosterone acts on what part of the kidney?

Aldosterone acts on the distal convoluted tubule and collecting duct in the kidney to increase sodium reabsorption and potassium secretion.


What are occurs in the proximal tubule?

The regulation of pH of the filtrate is what occurs in the proximal tubule. The regulation occurs by exchanging hydrogen ions for bicarbonate ions. The proximal tubule is part of the duct system of the kidney.


What is the tube after the Bowman's capsule?

The tube after the Bowman's capsule in the kidney is the proximal convoluted tubule (PCT). This tubule is responsible for reabsorbing water, electrolytes, and nutrients from the filtrate back into the bloodstream.


What is the structural unit of the kidney?

Nephron is the basic structural and functional unit of the kidney. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephron It is composed of a renal corpuscle and a renal tubule. The renal corpuscle consists of a glomerulus and the Bowman's capsule. It is the nephron's initial filtering component. The components of the renal tubule are the proximal convoluted tubule, loop of Henle and the distal convoluted tubule.


What are the processes of distal tubule?

This is in the kidney and it mainly controls how much or little water is kept in the body


What is the term for the entire functional structure unit of the kidney from glomerulus through collecting tubule?

Nephron


What are nephrons made up of?

Each one consists of a renal corpuscle and a renal tubule which carry out the functions of the nephron. The renal tubule consists of the convoluted tubule and the loop of Heinle http://coe.fgcu.edu/Faculty/GreeneP/kidney/nephron.html.


In which region of the nephron does secretion occur?

The distal tubule


In which part of the kidney is all of the glucose actively reabsorbed from the filtrate back into the blood?

Proximal convoluted tubule


What portion of the kidney produces urine?

The renal medulla contains collecting ducts.


What organelle is abundant in kidney tububle cells?

Mitochondria are abundant in kidney tubule cells due to their high energy demands for active transport and metabolic processes involved in regulating fluid and electrolyte balance. Mitochondria generate ATP through aerobic respiration to fuel these energy-demanding cellular functions in kidney tubule cells.