RENAL COLLECTING TUBULE


Meaning of RENAL COLLECTING TUBULE in English

The last part of a long, twisting tube that collects urine from the nephrons (cellular structures in the kidney that filter blood and form urine) and moves it into the renal pelvis and ureters. Also called collecting duct.

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