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The flow continues radially inward along the tubule, where the ultrafiltrate is processed further through reabsorption and secretion by the tubular epithelial cells. The initial tubular segment, the proximal convoluted tubule, meanders in the vicinity of its associated glomerulus. As the tubule continues, it becomes directed toward the deeper kidney and transitions into a thin-walled tube with flattened epithelium, which penetrates the medulla. In nephrons arising deep in the cortex, this tube penetrates the medullary pyramids and is responsible for establishing the countercurrent flow needed to recover the filtered water.
This is where ultrafiltration and initial adjustment of ultrafiltrate composition take place. The segments of the tubules present in this layer are quite tortuous or convoluted. The next layer is the medulla, which is composed of radially oriented tubular and vascular structures responsible for recovering water from the ultrafiltrate and thereby increasing urine concentration. The medulla is composed of the outer medulla, just deep to the cortex, which is composed of thick-walled segments of the tubules, and the inner medulla, where thin-walled segments of the tubules are more prominent.
2 Kidney Anatomy................................................................................ 5 Structure of the Glomerulus and the Glomerular Filtration Barrier.................................................................................................. 6 Mechanical Properties of the Glomerulus..................................... 7 Glomerular Filtration........................................................................ 8 Factors Governing Glomerular Filtration.....................................