The collecting duct drains the distal convoluted tubule.
Aldosterone acts on the distal convoluted tubule and collecting duct in the kidney to increase sodium reabsorption and potassium secretion.
The distal convoluted tubule (DCT) in the kidney drains into the collecting duct. The collecting duct then further conducts the filtrate through the renal medulla, where water and solutes can be reabsorbed. This process ultimately leads to the formation of urine, which is collected in the renal pelvis before being excreted from the body.
The parts of a nephron in order are the renal corpuscle (glomerulus and Bowman's capsule), proximal convoluted tubule, loop of Henle (descending and ascending limbs), distal convoluted tubule, and collecting duct.
The tube that receives urine from the distal convoluted tubule is called the collecting duct. It plays a crucial role in reabsorbing water and concentrating the urine before it is excreted from the body.
From the glomerulus, the sequence of the nephron is proximal convoluted tubule, loop of Henle (descending and ascending limbs), distal convoluted tubule, and collecting duct.
The distal convoluted tubule or the collecting tube.
The distal tubule
Distal Convoluted Tubule
Aldosterone acts on the distal convoluted tubule and collecting duct in the kidney to increase sodium reabsorption and potassium secretion.
The distal convoluted tubule (DCT) in the kidney drains into the collecting duct. The collecting duct then further conducts the filtrate through the renal medulla, where water and solutes can be reabsorbed. This process ultimately leads to the formation of urine, which is collected in the renal pelvis before being excreted from the body.
The parts of a nephron in order are the renal corpuscle (glomerulus and Bowman's capsule), proximal convoluted tubule, loop of Henle (descending and ascending limbs), distal convoluted tubule, and collecting duct.
The tube that receives urine from the distal convoluted tubule is called the collecting duct. It plays a crucial role in reabsorbing water and concentrating the urine before it is excreted from the body.
It goes from the glomerulus to the bowman's capsule, to the proximal convoluted tubule, to the loop of henle, to the distal convoluted tubule, to the collecting duct.
Proximal convoluted tubule, Loop of henle and Distal convoluted tubule.
Proximal convoluted tubules have brush borders or microvilli on the inner edge of the tubule. Distal convoluted tubules do not have this structure.
From the glomerulus, the sequence of the nephron is proximal convoluted tubule, loop of Henle (descending and ascending limbs), distal convoluted tubule, and collecting duct.
Secretion typically occurs in the distal convoluted tubule and the collecting tubule of the nephron. These segments of the nephron are responsible for actively transporting substances like ions, drugs, and waste products from the blood into the tubular fluid to be excreted in the urine.