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THE UROGENITAL SYSTEM 



Fig. 214. — Diagram showing the relation of Bowman's capsule and the uriniferous tubules to 

 the collecting tubules of the metanephros (Huber). c, Collecting tubules; c, end branches of collecting 

 tubules; r, renal corpuscles; n, neck; pc, proximal convuluted tubule; il, descending limb of Henle's 

 loop, I; al, ascending limb of Henle's loop; dc, distal convoluted tubule; j, junctional tubule. 



Fig. 215. — Several stages in the development of the uriniferous tubules and glomeruli of the human 

 metanephros of the seventh month (reconstructions bv Huber). X 160. 



limb gives rise to the connecting piece, and the rest of it, with the upper limb of 

 the S, forms the distal convoluted tubule (intermediate piece of Felix) . The prim- 



