MCAT Kidney & Nephron Anatomy & Hormonal Control Explained
Dr Akhil Katakam
We’re going to talk about one of the most important organs on the MCAT: the kidney. First, we want to understand the physiology of the nephron. The point of it is to make sure we keep important things like water and some salts, while getting rid of toxic or excess substances.
So, where does the nephron get all this fluid and solute to begin with? The blood, of course—specifically, the afferent arteriole.
The afferent arteriole brings bodily fluid to the nephron at Bowman’s capsule.
The bundle...