KROK 1 2012 – Question 140 · KROK (Medicine) · Histology, Cytology, and Embryology

A histological specimen of kidney shows a structure consisting of a glomerulus of fenestrated capillaries and a bilayer epithelial capsule. Specify this structure:

  1. A. Renal corpuscle
  2. B. Proximal tubule
  3. C. Henle’s loop
  4. D. Distal tubule
  5. E. Receiving tube
Hint

Compare the described components, a capillary tuft inside a double-layered capsule, with the histological make-up of the different parts of the nephron.

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