part of part of contributes to morphology of thick ascending limb of loop of Henle loop of Henle ascending limb thick segment SCTID:244953001 straight portion of distal convoluted renal tubule straight portion of distal convoluted tubule Wikipedia:Thick_ascending_limb_of_loop_of_Henle thick ascending limb of Henle's loop FMA:17722 EMAPA:29671 MA:0001677 distal straight tubule tubulus rectus distalis thick ascending limb of distal tubule EMAPA:35512 thick ascending limb ascending thick limb The distal sub-portion of the ascending loop of Henle which is lined by simple cuboidal epithelium and enters the renal cortex to empty a hypotonic filtrate into the distal convoluted tubule. EMAPA:28396 UBERON:0001291 distal tubule ascending limb of loop of Henle renal straight tubule