Convoluted tubule
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Convoluted tubule is the compound of a metanephridium which is wrapped with capillaries
. The process of reabsorption
occurs in this part of the metanephridium.
Capillary
Capillaries are the smallest of a body's blood vessels and are parts of the microcirculation. They are only 1 cell thick. These microvessels, measuring 5-10 μm in diameter, connect arterioles and venules, and enable the exchange of water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and many other nutrient and waste...
. The process of reabsorption
Reabsorption
In physiology, reabsorption or tubular reabsorption is the flow of glomerular filtrate from the proximal tubule of the nephron into the peritubular capillaries, or from the urine into the blood...
occurs in this part of the metanephridium.