Question

Region of nephron found in the renal medulla is
(a)Malpighian corpuscle
(b)Proximal convoluted tubule
(c)Distal convoluted tubule
(d)Henle's loop
(e)Glomerulus

Answer 1

Hint: Kidneys are made up of millions of basic functioning units called nephrons. This part got its name after Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle, a German anatomist, who discovered it. Creating a concentration gradient inside the medulla in the kidney is the major function of this organ.

Complete answer:
The region of nephron found in the renal medulla is Henle’s loop. Henle's loop is a hairpin-shaped area of the tubule, with a descending limb and an ascending limb. The distal convoluted tubule, which is a highly coiled tube-like region is a continuation of the ascending limb.

Additional Information: -The glomerulus and the renal tubule are two major parts of the nephron. Efferent arterioles carry blood from the glomerulus. The glomerulus is enclosed by a double-layered cup-like structure known as Bowman's capsule renal.
-Malpighian body or renal corpuscle is a constitution of Glomerulus and Bowman's capsule. In many nephrons, the DCTs open into a straight tube called a collecting duct.
So, the correct answer is ‘Henle's loop’.

Note: -The Malpighian corpuscle, PCT, and DCT of the nephron are situated in the cortical region of the kidney, whereas the loop of Henle goes down into the medulla.
-The cortical nephrons are the nephrons in which the loop of Henle is small and stretches very little into the medulla. Juxtamedullary nephrons are the nephrons that have a long loop of Henle stretches and run deep into the medulla.
-Glomerulonephritis is an autoimmune disease where immune cells attack the nephrons, causing inflammation and damage, resulting in kidney failure and passage of blood and protein in the urine.