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Question
Name the following:
Six main parts of nephron.
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Solution
- Bowman's capsule
- Proximal or first convoluted tubule (PCT)
- Middle U-shaped part (Loop of Henle)
- Distal convoluted tubule (DCT)
- Efferent arteriole
- Collecting duct
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