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brane lined throughout its entire extent by epithelial cells. The epithelium 

 as well as the tubule varies in shape and size in different parts of its course. 

 In the capsule the epithelium is flattened, lining not only the inner surface 



Lobule. 



Lobule. 



Connecting 

 piece. 



Intercalated 

 piece. 



Convoluted 

 tubule. 



Renal corpuscle.- ^ll _ 



Intercalated 

 piece. 



Thick 



.Thin 



division of the 

 loop of Henle, 



Collecting ----- - 



tubule. 



Papillary duct. - 



SkTunica albuginea. 



Stellate vein. 



Interlobular 



artery. 



Interlobular 



vein. 



Arcif orrn artery 



Arcitorm vein. 



Interlobar artery. 

 Interlobar vein. 



Papilla. 



FIG. 206. SCHEME OF THE COURSE OF THE URINIFEROUS TUBULES AND THE RENAL 



VESSELS. (Stohr.) 



of the capsule but reflected over the blood-vessels as well. This is known 

 as the glomerular epithelium. In the convoluted portions of the tubules the 

 epithelium is cuboid, granular, and somewhat striated; in Henle's loop it is 

 more or less flattened. 



