Which of the following is not part of renal tubules?

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Loop of Henle

DCT

Glomerulus

PCT

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

Each nephron has two parts:

A. Glomerulus: It is a tuft of capillaries in Bowman's capsule.

Renal artery $\to$ Afferent arteriole (a fine branch of the renal artery) $\to$ Glomerulus $\to$ An efferent arteriole.

B. Renal tubule: It is divisible into

Bowman's capsule: It is a double-walled cup-like structure enclosing the glomerulus. Malpighian body (or Renal corpuscle) consists of glomerulus and Bowman's capsule.
Proximal convoluted tubule (PCT)
Henle's loop
Distal convoluted tubule (DCT)
Collecting duct

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