Renal tubule

Pronounced REE-nul TOO-byool, renal tubule is small tube in the kidney that contains cells that filter and clean the blood.

Renal corpuscle

How many renal tubules are in a human kidney?[edit | edit source]

There are about 1 million renal tubules in each kidney.

Collecting tubule transport

Function[edit | edit source]

The renal tubules make urine by removing waste, extra fluid, and other substances from the blood. Urine moves through the renal tubules into the tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the bladder.

Other names[edit | edit source]

Nephron

See also[edit | edit source]

Distribution of blood vessels in cortex of kidney. (Although the figure labels the efferent vessel as a vein, it is actually an arteriole.)
Glomerulus is red; Bowman's capsule is white.
Glomerulus
This image shows the types of cells present in the glomerulus part of a kidney nephron. Podocytes, Endothelial cells, and Glomerular mesangial cell are present.

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