Bowman's capsule
Kidney structure which performs the first step in blood filtration / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bowman's capsule (or the Bowman capsule, capsula glomeruli, or glomerular capsule) is a cup-like sac at the beginning of the tubular component of a nephron in the mammalian kidney that performs the first step in the filtration of blood to form urine. A glomerulus is enclosed in the sac. Fluids from blood in the glomerulus are collected in the Bowman's capsule.
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Bowman's capsule | |
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Precursor | Metanephric blastema |
Location | Nephron of kidney |
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Latin | capsula glomeruli |
MeSH | D050476 |
FMA | 15626 |
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