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"Vasa recta"
Keywords:
henle
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recta
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arteriole
,
nephron
,
capillary
Related Terms:
Efferent arteriole
,
Glomerulus
,
Renal artery
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Renal arteries
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Glomeruli
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Renal vein
,
Renal artery stenosis
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Glomerular
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Occluded artery
,
Iliac arteries
,
Arteriovenous
,
Vasa vasorum
,
Jugular veins
,
Arteriole
,
Jugular vein
,
Common carotid artery
,
Capillary
,
Vasoconstriction
,
Arterial
,
Saccular aneurysm
,
Vasodilation
,
Blood vessel
,
Subclavian vein
,
Blood vessels
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Capillaries
,
Arteriovenous fistula
,
Nidus
,
Venous
,
Carotid sinus
,
Ductus venosus
,
Internal carotid artery
,
Vasculature
,
Carotid arteries
,
Endoleak
,
Aneurysms
,
Microangiopathy
,
Vasoactive
,
Angiopathy
,
Collateral circulation
,
Phlebolith
,
Arterioles
,
Vasomotor
,
Vascularization
,
Vasodilatation
,
Varicosity
,
Femoral artery
,
Vein
,
Vasoconstrictor
,
Artery
,
Portosystemic shunt
Long, straight capillaries that parallel the loop of Henle in juxtamedullary nephrons.
cwx.prenhall.com
extensions of the efferent arteriole of a juxtaglomerular nephron that run alongside the loop of the nephron (Henle) in the medullary region
geocities.com
Capillary network in kidney surrounding loop of Henle; part of peritubular network.
fleshandbones.com
Blood vessels which form a hairpin-like loop within the kidney
histology-world.com
In the blood supply of the kidney, the vasa recta renis (or straight arteries of kidney, or straight arterioles of kidney) form a series of straight capillaries (recta is from the Latin for "straight") that descend from the cortex into the medulla.
en.wikipedia.org
For the kidney structure, see vasa recta
en.wikipedia.org
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