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and the Loop of Henle stretching down into the medulla.
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I also mentioned several features of the nephron.
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this tuft of capillaries that's surrounded by a capsule.
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The capsule is there to catch this filtrate
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that's produced by high pressure inside the arteriole system
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forcing some fluid out through these leaky capillaries.
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The capsule, called Bowman's capsule,
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is there to catch this fluid
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and start it on its way through this series of tubules.
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I talked about different regions of the tubules,
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the proximal convoluted tubule, proximal because it's near the glomerulus,
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the Loop of Henle, this structure that