Yes, the juxtamedullary nephron is located closer to the renal medulla compared to the cortical nephron. It has a longer loop of Henle that extends deep into the medulla, allowing for concentration of urine and regulation of water balance.
If you are talking about the proximal/distal convoluted tubules. Then you are talking about a kidney, and in between them is the nephron loop or the Loop of Henle
The cup-shaped part of the nephron is called the renal (or Bowman's) capsule. It is located at the beginning of the nephron and surrounds the glomerulus, which is a network of capillaries. The renal capsule helps in the filtration of blood and the formation of urine.
Juxtamedullary Nephron: renal corpuscles close to the base of renal medulla (long loop of Henle and long thin segments that extends in the inner region of renal pyramid) Coritcal Nephron: renal corpuscles in the outer part of the renal cortex (short loop of Henle and hairpin turn in the thick segment) Intermediate Nephron: renal corpuscles in the mid-region of renal cortex (intermediate lenght loop of Henle)
Cortex. --------------------- Actually both the renal cortex and medulla contain parts of the nephron. The loop of Henle lies within the medulla, everything else is in the cortex. (See pictures below) http://humanphysiology2011.wikispaces.com/file/view/parts_of_the_kidney.jpg/222297328/671x670/parts_of_the_kidney.jpg http://www.beltina.org/pics/nephron.jpg ---------------------
Filtration, Reabsorption, and Secretion
Loop of Henle (Nephron loop)
Yes, the juxtamedullary nephron is located closer to the renal medulla compared to the cortical nephron. It has a longer loop of Henle that extends deep into the medulla, allowing for concentration of urine and regulation of water balance.
The parts of the nephron are the renal artery, renal vein, afferent arteriole, glomerulus, bowman's capsule, proximal tubules, distal tubules, loop of henle, renal pelvis, cortex, medulla, peritubular capillaries, and ureter.
The Loop of Henle is situated in the Kidney. It is a part of the nephron.
the cortical nephron is another type of nephron which has shorter loop of henle extended in medulla region. it has no proper function but it works like as ultra filtration etc as juxta medullary nephron perform but juxta medullary has proper function.
Most nephrons (85%) are contained withing the renal cortex. The remaining 15% are called juxtamedullary nephrons and their glomeruli are close to the corticomedullary border. Their loops of Henle are found within the renal medulla.
nephron consists of a cluster of blood capillaries called glomerulus and a renal tubule. now the renal tubule is swollen at one end and forms Bowman's capsule. the glomerulus surrounds this capsule and they together are called renal corpuscle. so the nephron consists of a renal corpuscle and a renal tubule. and the renal tubule is convoluted at first (also covered by blood capillaries) , then forms a U shape called "loop of henle" .then it ends into the collecting duct.
The two main parts of a nephron are the renal tubule and the renal corpuscle. The renal tubule consists of the proximal convoluted tubule, loop of Henle, and distal convoluted tubule, responsible for filtering and processing the blood. The renal corpuscle contains the glomerulus and Bowman's capsule, where blood is filtered to form urine.
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.
If you are talking about the proximal/distal convoluted tubules. Then you are talking about a kidney, and in between them is the nephron loop or the Loop of Henle
The loop of Henle is the U-shaped segment of the nephron located in the kidney. It plays a key role in reabsorbing water and salts from the filtrate to maintain fluid balance in the body. The loop of Henle is composed of a descending and an ascending limb.