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uriniferous tubule
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. uriniferous tubule - any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidneynephrontubule - a small tubemalpighian body, malpighian corpuscle, renal corpuscle - the capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephronkidney - either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine; "urine passes out of the kidney through ureters to the bladder" |
uriniferous tubule
uriniferous tubule[¦yu̇r·ə¦nif·ə·rəs ′tü‚byül] (anatomy) One of the numerous winding tubules of the kidney. Also known as nephric tubule. uriniferous tubule
u·ri·nif·er·ous tu·bulethe functional unit of the kidney, composed of a long convoluted portion (nephron) and an intrarenal collecting duct.tubule (tu'bul) [L. tubulus, a tubule] A small tube or canal.Bellini's tubule See: Bellini, Lorenzocollecting tubuleOne of the small ducts that receive urine from several renal tubules, which join together to provide a passage for the urine to larger straight collecting tubules (papillary ducts of Bellini) that open into the pelvis of the kidney. See: kidney for illusconvoluted tubules of the kidneyThe proximal and distal convoluted tubules of the nephron that, with the loop of Henle and collecting tubule, form the renal tubule through which the glomerular filtrate passes before entering the renal pelvis. See: kidney for illus.; nephrondentinal tubuleOne of the very small canals in the dentin. These extend from the pulp cavity of the tooth to the enamel and are occupied by odontoblastic processes and occasional nerve filaments. galactophorous tubuleLactiferous tubule.Henle's tubuleHenle's loop.junctional tubuleThe short segment of a renal tubule that connects the distal convoluted tubule with the collecting tubule.lactiferous tubuleOne of the lactiferous ducts of the breast. It provides a channel for the milk formed in the lobes of the breast to pass to the nipple. Synonym: mesonephric tubuleOne of the embryonic tubules that in the female gives rise only to vestigial structures but in the male gives rise to the efferent ducts of the testes.metanephritic tubuleOne of the tubes that make up the permanent kidneys of amniotes.renal tubuleThe part of a nephron through which renal filtrate from the renal corpuscle flows and is changed to urine by reabsorption and secretion. The parts, in order, are the proximal convoluted tubule, the loop of Henle, the distal convoluted tubule, and collecting tubule. See: kidney for illus; nephronseminiferous tubuleOne of the very small channels of the testes in which spermatozoa develop and through which they leave the testes. These tubules may be either straight or convoluted. transverse tubule Abbreviation: T-tubule
An invagination of the cell membrane of a muscle fiber that carries the action potential to the interior of the cell and the innermost sarcomeres.uriniferous tubule See: renal tubuleuriniferous tubule the coiled tube that leads from the BOWMAN'S CAPSULE of the vertebrate kidney to the collecting tubes which convey urine to the ureter.uriniferous tubule
Related to uriniferous tubule: nephronSynonyms for uriniferous tubulenoun any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidneySynonymsRelated Words- tubule
- malpighian body
- malpighian corpuscle
- renal corpuscle
- kidney
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