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What region of the kidney has the lowest solute concentration?

What region of the kidney has the lowest solute concentration?<br/>

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Answered Feb 19, 2021

The region of the kidney with the lowest solute concentration is actually the cortex. This is a section where a part of the distal convoluted tubule and the proximal convoluted tubule is found. The concentration of the solute grows on the increase as one slope into the medulla, and you can found concentrated urine in the renal pelvis.

Actually, when it comes to the field of zoology and anatomy, the cortex is the superficial or outermost layer of an organ. The organs that have these well-defined cortical layers are kidneys, ovaries, portions of the brain like the cerebral cortex, the thymus, and adrenal glands.

There are also just three main regions of the kidney and these are the renal medulla, renal pelvis, and renal cortex. The inner part is the renal medulla, while the outer part is the renal cortex. This outer part is the place where blood is being filtered.

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J. Shatner

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Answered Feb 18, 2021

The region of the kidney that has the lowest solute concentration is called the renal cortex. The proximal convoluted tubule and a part of the distal convoluted tubule are found. The solute concentration increases as one descends into the medulla, and concentrated urine can be discovered in the renal pelvis.

The renal cortex is the exterior portion of the kidney. It includes the glomerulus and convoluted tubules. The renal cortex is bordered on its outer edges by the renal capsule, a layer of fatty tissue. The renal cortex and the capsule work in tandem to house and protect their kidney's inner structures. It is the part of the kidney in which ultrafiltration occurs.

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C. Reyes

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Answered Feb 12, 2021

The part of the kidney that has the lowest solute concentration is called the cortex. This is the region of the kidney wherein you can find a portion of the distal convoluted tubule and the proximal convoluted tubule. The solute concentration will tend to increase when it goes into the medulla. The urine that is in concentrated form can be found in the renal pelvis.

The kidney will be very effective in making sure that the different things can be filtered out from the body. There are going to be wastes and toxic substances that will be removed from the body. There are different blood vessels that are in charge of filtering the substances further.

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joof321

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Answered May 20, 2019

Cortex

See section B
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