School
of Nursing and Academic Division of Midwifery
RLO: The Anatomy of the Kidneys
The Nephron at Work
As filtered substances flow through the nephron, they are in close proximity to the network of capillaries. These coil around the tubules and also form long loops called vasa recta which lie alongside the loop of Henle.
This closeness between the blood stream and the renal tubule facilitates the movement of substances between the two, leading to the formation of urine.
