What is our minimally invasive foraminotomy procedure? Our foraminotomy procedure is a minimally invasive decompression surgery that relieves the pain associated with foraminal stenosis. Your spine is made up of vertebrae stacked on top of each other. There are discs in between each vertebra to allow the spine to move freely without affecting the surrounding nerves.
The nephron (from Greek Î½ÎµÏÏÏÏ - nephros, meaning kidney) is the basic structural and functional unit of the kidney. Its chief function is to regulate the concentration of water and soluble substances like sodium salts by filtering the blood, reabsorbing what is needed and excreting the rest as urine.
Overview. 1  The nephron is a long, winding tubule that extends from the Bowman's Capsule and ends in the renal papillae. 2  The nephron possesses a simple epithelium lined by a single layer of cells which can generically be referred to as tubular epithelial cells. As one traverses along the nephron, the morphology and functionality of the tubular epithelial cells changes, thus defining functional segments which are involved in resorption and secretion of different sets of molecules.