1 Strenuous exercise, such as running a marathon, can also cause blood in the urine. 2  White blood cells may be a sign of infection or kidney disease. 3  Casts. 4  Some types of kidney disease can cause plugs of material (called casts) to form in tiny tubes in the kidneys.
A loop of Henle can be found in one of the hundreds of thousands of nephrons contained within the kidneys. The loop of Henle dips down from the nephron into the medulla and then back into the cortex. The loop of Henle is part of a nephron, a tiny tube inside the kidneys that filters solutes. The loop of Henle allows the kidneys to maintain the correct balance of water in the body.
renal tubule. The part of a nephron through which renal filtrate from the renal corpuscle flows and is changed to urine by reabsorption and secretion. The parts, in order, are the proximal convoluted tubule, the loop of Henle, the distal convoluted tubule, and collecting tubule.See also: tubule.enle's t's the straight ascending and descending portions of a renal tubule forming Henle's loop. lactiferous t's galactophorous tubules. mesonephric t's the tubules comprising the mesonephros, or temporary kidney, of amniotes. metanephric t's the tubules comprising the permanent kidney of amniotes.