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.
The basic functional unit of the kidney is the nephron. This article explains the purpose of each portion of the nephron and the transport systems and hormones involved in the normal function of the nephron in the formation of urine.The article includes a discussion of commonly used drugs that affect nephron function.he loop of Henle. The loop of Henle is the portion of the kidney that creates the conditions by which the kidney can form concentrated urine (i.e. urine with an osmolality greater than plasma) later on in the nephron.