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__________ is the impaired calcification of the bone in an adult due to vitamin D deficiency that contributes to bone loss in osteoporosis.
 
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What are the three main parts of the renal tubules and its main action?
 
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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Osteomalacia

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Proximal convoluted tubule: greatly coiled first part of the tubule located close to the glomerulus
Loop of Henle: U-shaped segment composed of descending and ascending limbs (thin and thick segments of the loop of Henle)
Distal convoluted tubule: shorter than the proximal tubule and empties into the collecting tubule
Action: selective reabsorption of water, minerals, and other substances; excretion of waste; urine formation


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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
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