The next segment of our nephron that we're going to focus on is called the distal convoluted tubule or simply DCT. Now if we take a look at our nephron, we see that the distal convoluted tubule is located within this section of the nephron. So convoluted simply means it makes many twists and turns and distal means it's located relatively are from our renal corpusal. Now notice that the distal convolute connects the thick ascending loop of Henley to our collecting duct. And just like the proximal convoluted tubial, this section here lies within the renal cortex of the kidney. The distal convolute also is located within the renal cortex of the kidney.