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This chapter discussed the practice of mass conversions. Do you think these were, at the time, legitimate or illegitimate? Why or why not?


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Distal Convoluted Tubules

Tubes in the kidney where filtration, reabsorption, and secretion occur, resulting in the formation of urine.

Proximal Convoluted Tubules

The portion of the nephron in the kidney that is responsible for reabsorbing water, ions, and nutrients from the filtrate back into the blood.

Loop of Henle

A U-shaped portion of the nephron in the kidney, crucial for concentrating urine and recovering water and sodium from the urine.

Renal Corpuscle

A structure in the kidney that includes the glomerulus and Bowman's capsule, essential for filtering blood and starting urine formation.

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