Answer the following questions true (T) or false (F)
1. Urine dripping from a renal pyramid passes first into the major calyx then into the minor calyx.
2. The glomerulus is fed and drained by arterioles.
3. The proximal tubule is lined with simple cuboidal epithelium and microvilli.
1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
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