What’s on the The Nephron poster
A 6-row table: Region · Process.
What happens in each part of the nephron.
- Glomerulus — Ultrafiltration by pressure
- Bowman's capsule — Collects the filtrate
- Proximal tubule — Reabsorbs ~65%: glucose, amino acids, ions
- Loop of Henle — Creates the medullary concentration gradient
- Distal tubule — Fine ion control; aldosterone acts here
- Collecting duct — Water reabsorption under ADH
ADH from the posterior pituitary makes the collecting duct permeable to water. Alcohol suppresses ADH, which is why it dehydrates.
Questions about the The Nephron poster
- What’s on the The Nephron poster?
- A 6-row table: Region · Process. What happens in each part of the nephron. Glomerulus — Ultrafiltration by pressure; Bowman's capsule — Collects the filtrate; Proximal tubule — Reabsorbs ~65%: glucose, amino acids, ions; Loop of Henle — Creates the medullary concentration gradient; Distal tubule — Fine ion control; aldosterone acts here; Collecting duct — Water reabsorption under ADH. ADH from the posterior pituitary makes the collecting duct permeable to water. Alcohol suppresses ADH, which is why it dehydrates.
- Who is the The Nephron poster for?
- The Nephron belongs to the Biology section rather than to a school year, because life science is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning physiology can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
- When should you use the The Nephron poster?
- Filter almost everything, then reclaim what is needed. That is the design. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so The Nephron belongs on the wall where that life science work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
- What other posters go with The Nephron?
- Osmoregulation, Blood Glucose Control and The Cardiac Cycle sit alongside The Nephron in the Biology section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.OsmoregulationBlood Glucose ControlThe Cardiac Cycle
- Is the The Nephron poster free to download and print?
- Yes. The Nephron downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Biology section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
- What size does the The Nephron poster print at?
- The Nephron is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of The Nephron loses nothing.Printing guide
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