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Where do the juxtamedullary nephrons dip?(a) Medullary pyramids(b) Calyces(c) Deep in the medulla(d) Renal pelvisThis question was posed to me in class test.My question comes from Human Excretory System in division Excretory Products and Elimination of Biology – Class 11

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Correct CHOICE is (c) Deep in the medulla

Easy EXPLANATION: In some of the NEPHRONS in the kidney, the loop of Henle is very long and runs deep into the medulla. These nephrons dipping into the medullary REGION are KNOWN as juxtamedullary nephrons.



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