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NORMAL HISTOLOGY. 

 FIG. 237. 



LABYRINTH IMED, 



Pelvis 



Diagram of the kidney, showing the course of the uriniferous tubules and of the blood-vessels ; for 

 convenience the medulla is represented as greatly shortened. The various divisions of the tubule 

 Bowman's capsule, neck, proximal convoluted, spiral, descending and ascending limbs and loop of 

 Henle's loop, irregular, distal convoluted, arched collecting, straight collecting, and excretory duct 

 are indicated by their initial letters : a, e, and c, respectively the afferent, efferent, and capillary 

 blood-vessels ; s, stellate vein ; v r, vasae rectae. 



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