recta
Americannoun
noun
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The vasa recta around it acts as the countercurrent exchanger.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Movement of water into the peritubular capillaries and vasa recta will be influenced primarily by osmolarity and concentration gradients.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The descending and ascending loop and vasa recta form a countercurrent multiplier system to increase Na+ concentration in the kidney medulla.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The efferent arteriole is the connecting vessel between the glomerulus and the peritubular capillaries and vasa recta.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
He concentrated his thoughts on the prayer from the Imitation: "Domine, dummodo voluntas mea recta et firma ad te permaneat, fac de me quid-quid tibi placuerit."
From The Saint by William Roscoe Thayer
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