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Where is the proximal convoluted tubule located in the kidney?
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Diagram showing the location of the kidneys in the abdominal cavity and their attachment to major arteries and veins.
The proximal convoluted tubule is located within the renal cortex of the kidney.1
It serves as the initial portion of the nephron tubule, situated immediately following the renal corpuscleâwhich consists of Bowmanâs capsule and the glomerulusâbefore the tubule descends into the loop of Henle.1