What it means
Named after Friedrich Henle, the German anatomist who described it. The tubule of each nephronNEF-ronThe tiny filtering unit of the kidney, where blood is filtered and urine is made.nephr/o kidneyFull entry dips down into the inner kidney and back up. The descending side lets water out; the ascending side pumps salt out, which makes the surrounding tissue salty so the kidney can save water when it needs to. loop diureticLOOP dy-yoo-RET-ikA strong type of diuretic that makes the kidneys pass more salt and water by acting on the loop of Henle.Full entry such as furosemidefyoo-ROH-suh-mideA loop diuretic: a drug that makes the kidneys remove more salt and water from the body.Full entry work on the thick ascending side, which is why they are so strong.
At a glance
| Also written | nephron loop, loops of Henle |
|---|
Related terms
furosemide
A loop diuretic: a drug that makes the kidneys remove more salt and water from the body.
nephron
The tiny filtering unit of the kidney, where blood is filtered and urine is made.
loop diuretic
A strong type of diuretic that makes the kidneys pass more salt and water by acting on the loop of Henle.