Countercurrent Mechanism | Loop of Henle | Concentration of urine | Renal Physiology

✨This video is my attempt to simplify the dreaded Countercurrent Mechanism with the Countercurrent Multiplier and the Countercurrent Exchanger. I hope it helps!☀️
🌟What's in this video?
0:00 - Intro
0:23 - Loop of Henle & Vasa Recta
1:49 - Changes in osmolarity through the nephron
4:00 - Countercurrent multiplier (Loop of Henle)
6:48 - Role of ADH & urea
9:00 - Countercurrent exchange (Vasa Recta)
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📚Factual References & for Further Reading:
- Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology
- Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology
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❗Note: There's a clarification at 8:05. During urea recirculation, the THICK ascending limb, the DCT and the cortical collecting duct are all relatively less permeable to urea. The THIN limbs of the loop are more permeable (ascending > descending). Urea enters through the thin limbs and then goes through the rest of the nephron, recirculating through the terminal parts of the nephron.
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