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NEET2011ZoologyExcretory Products and their EliminationActual

Which one of the following is not a part of a renal pyramid?

Options

  1. AConvoluted tubules
  2. BCollecting ducts
  3. CLoops Henle
  4. DPeritubular capillaries

Correct answer

A. Convoluted tubules

Step-by-step solution

Convoluted tubule is the highly convoluted segments of nephron in the renal labyrinth of the kidney. It is made up of the proximal tubule leading from the Bowmans capsule to the descending limb of Henle's loop and the distal tubule leading from the ascending limb of Henle's loop to a collecting tubule.

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