List the Advantages of the Virtual Network Structure

question 210

Essay

List the advantages of the virtual network structure.

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Definitions:

Glomerulus

A cluster of capillaries in the kidneys that filters blood, initiating the process of urine formation.

Distal Convoluted

Pertains to the part of the nephron in the kidney farther from the renal corpuscle, involved in the reabsorption of water, sodium, and chloride.

Loop Of Henle

The portion of the renal tubule that curves back toward the renal corpuscle and twists again to become the distal convoluted tubule.

Renal Corpuscle

The initial filtering component of the nephron in the kidney, where blood plasma is filtered through the capillary walls of the glomerulus into the Bowman's capsule.