convoluted tubule
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of convoluted tubule
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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The capillaries deliver blood to the glomerulus and run perpendicular to the distal convoluted tubule.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Blood would not drain into the convoluted tubule.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
The capillaries deliver blood to the glomerulus and run parallel to the distal convoluted tubule.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Most of the solutes get reabsorbed in the proximal convoluted tubule by tubular secretion.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Excretion is carried out by pairs of primitive “kidneys” called metanephridia that consist of a convoluted tubule and an open, ciliated funnel present in every segment.
From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013
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