Question
Which one of the following is not a part of a renal pyramid?
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Convoluted tubules
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Collecting ducts
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Loops Henle
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Peritubular capillaries
Solution
A.
Convoluted tubules
The convoluted tubule is the highly convoluted segments of the nephron in the renal labyrinth of the kidney. It is made up of the proximal tubule leading from the Bowmans capsule to the descending limb of Henle's loop and the distal tubule leading from the ascending limb of Henle's loop to a collecting tubule.
