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A. Renal blood vessel system B. Renal blood pressure
Cortical nephron
Juxtamedullary
nephron Glomerular
4 capillaries
3 (mmHg)
100
90 Range of autoregulation
80
Cortex 2 70
60
1 Mean pressure 50
40
30 Renal Circulation
20
Medulla Peritubular 10 0
capillaries
Vein Plate 7.2
Artery Interlob. artery, aff. arteriole
Efferent arteriole
Vasa recta Glomerular capillaries Peritubular capillaries
Collecting duct Renal artery Venule Renal vein
Henle’s loop

C. Autoregulation of renal blood flow (RBF) and glomerular filtration rate (GFR)

0.6
GFR 0.4

4
Renal blood flow (mL/min per g tissue) 3 2 1 RBF autoregulation 0.2 Glomerular filtration rate (mL/min per g tissue)
Range of

0 0
0 40 80 120 160 200 240
Mean pressure in renal artery (mmHg) 151

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