The Nephron

This brief video tutorial discusses the nephron, renal corpuscle, renal tubules and JG apparatus:
0:00​​. Introduction
0:20. Nephron foundations
- 0:24. Overview of nephron (parts)
- 1:34. Key fluids. plasma, filtrate, tubular fluid, urine, extracellular fluid (ECF)
- 2:21. Key physiological processes. filtration, reabsorption, secretion, excretion
- 3:14. Two types of nephrons: Cortical nephrons and Juxtaglomerular nephrons
6:00. Renal corpuscle
- 6:03. Glomerular (fenestrations) and mesangial cells
- 8:12. Glomerular basement membrane (GBM)
- 9:01. Bowman's capsule and Bowman's space
- 9:29. Podocytes and filtration slits
- 11:43. Glomerular filtration apparatus
- 13:28. Vascular pole and urinary pole
13:50. Renal tubules
- 15:38. Proximal convoluted tubule (PCT)
- 18:30. Loop of Henle
- 22:09. Countercurrent multiplier and Countercurrent exchanger (overview)
- 25:57. Distal convoluted tubule (DCT)
- 28:05. Collecting ducts (CD)
- 29:27. Without ADH
- 30:28. With ADH
- 31:40. With Aldosterone and ADH
32:54. Juxtaglomerular apparatus
- 33:21. Juxtaglomerular cells
- 34:15. Macula densa cells
- 35:24. Mesangial cells
35:38. In-a-Nutshell
26:59​​. Acknowledgements