Related Words

Distal Tubule: The section of the renal tubule where tubular secretion occurs.

Renal Tubule: The portion of the nephron where urine is produced.

Seminiferous Tubules: Tubules on the interior of the testes where sperm are produced.

Distal: The point on a limb furthest from its point of attachment to the body

Proximal Tubule: The winding section of the renal tubule where most reabsorption of water, sodium, amino acids, and sugar takes place.

Microtubules: Filaments about 25 nanometers in diameter found in cilia, fiagella, and the cytoskeleton.

Malpighian Tubules: The excretory organs of insects; a set of long tubules that open into the gut.

Tubular Secretion: The process in which ions and other waste products are transported into the distal tubules of the nephron.

Loop Of Henle: A U-shaped loop between the proximal and distal tubules in the kidney.