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with sometimes a few small oil-globules. The outer zone presents little 

 fibrils or rods, which are perpendicular to the tubular membrane. These 

 are called "rodded" cells, and a similar appearance is presented by 



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Fig. 74. Diagram of the structure of the kidney (Landois). 



I. Bloodvessels and tubes (semidiagrammatic) : A, capillaries of the cortical substance; B, capil- 

 laries of the medullary substance; i, artery penetrating a Malpighian body; 2, vein emerging from a 

 Malpighian body; K, arteriolse rectse; C, venae rectse; V, V, interlobular veins; S, stellate veins; 

 i, i, capsules of Miiller ; X, X, first convoluted tubes; T, T, T, tubes of Henle; N, N, N, N, secc 

 convoluted tubes; O, O, straight tubes; O, opening into the pelvis of the kidney. II. Malpighian 

 body: ^.artery; E, vein ; C, capillaries ; K, epithelium of the capsule ; //, beginning of a convoluted 

 tube III Rodded cells from a convoluted tube : I, view from the surface ; 2, side view ( G, granular 

 zone). IV. Cells lining the tubes of Henle. V. Cells lining the second convoluted tubes. VI. bt 

 tion of a straight tube. 



