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A detailed medical flashcard titled "THE NEPHRON" for medical students. FRONT section (top half): Shows a clean labeled anatomical diagram of a nephron with all major segments clearly labeled: Glomerulus & Bowman's Capsule (Renal Corpuscle), Proximal Convoluted Tubule (PCT), Loop of Henle (thin descending limb, thin ascending limb, thick ascending limb/TAL), Distal Convoluted Tubule (DCT), and Collecting Duct. The diagram should show the cortex and medulla regions with the loop dipping into the medulla. BACK section (bottom half): Key facts organized in neat boxes: - "Functional Unit": Renal corpuscle + tubules (from PCT to connecting segment) - "Nephron Count": ~900,000 to 1 million per kidney - "PCT": Reabsorbs >60% of filtrate; brush border microvilli; NHE3 transporter; isosmotic water reabsorption via AQP1 - "Loop of Henle": Creates medullary concentration gradient; TAL has NKCC2; TAL impermeable to water - "DCT": Diluting segment; NCC cotransporter; TRPV5 calcium channel; only 10-12 mm long - "Collecting Duct": Principal cells (AQP2 + ENaC, regulated by ADH & aldosterone); intercalated cells (H+-ATPase for acid-base) Clean white background, blue and teal color scheme, professional medical education style, clear readable fonts.

THE NEPHRON - Flashcard
Here is your nephron flashcard! It covers all the key facts drawn from authoritative nephrology textbooks (Brenner & Rector's The Kidney and NKF Primer on Kidney Diseases):

FRONT - Anatomy A labeled nephron diagram showing all segments across the cortex and medulla.
BACK - Key Facts
SegmentKey Points
Renal CorpuscleGlomerulus + Bowman's capsule; origin of filtrate
Proximal Tubule (PCT)Reabsorbs >60% of filtrate; brush border microvilli; NHE3 (Na+/H+ exchanger); AQP1 for water; isosmotic reabsorption
Loop of HenleCreates medullary concentration gradient; TAL has NKCC2 (Na-K-2Cl cotransporter); TAL is impermeable to water; only segment creating hyperosmolar medulla
Distal Convoluted Tubule (DCT)"Diluting segment"; NCC (Na-Cl cotransporter); TRPV5 (Ca2+ channel); only 10-12 mm long
Collecting DuctPrincipal cells: AQP2 (ADH-regulated) + ENaC (aldosterone-regulated); alpha-intercalated cells: H+-ATPase (acid secretion); beta-intercalated cells: pendrin (HCO3- secretion in alkalosis)
Note: The collecting duct is NOT classically part of the nephron (different embryonic origin - ureteric bud vs. metanephric blastema), though it is functionally interrelated. Average nephron count: ~900,000-1 million per kidney (range: 200,000 to 2.5 million).
Sources: Brenner & Rector's The Kidney; NKF Primer on Kidney Diseases, 8e
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