Choose the correct statement given below regarding juxta medullary nephron.

1. Juxta medullary nephrons outnumber the cortical nephrons.

2. Juxta medullary nephrons are located in the columns of Bertini.

3. Renal corpuscle of juxta medullary nephron lies in the outer portion of the renal medulla.

4. Loop of Henle of juxta medullary nephron runs deep into medulla.

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Answer: 4. Loop of Henle of juxta medullary nephron runs deep into medulla.

Juxtamedullary nephrons have long loops of Henle that run deep into the medulla. Why other options are wrong:

They are fewer (about 15 percent) than cortical nephrons.
Columns of Bertini are cortical extensions between pyramids, not their site.
Their renal corpuscles lie in the inner part of the cortex, near the medulla, not in the medulla.

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