what is bowman's capsule?
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Bowman's capsule (or the Bowman capsule, capsula glomeruli, or glomerular capsule) is a cup-like sack 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.
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Bowman's Capsule
⇒ The Bowman's Capsule is a thin walled cup, something like a hollow ball pressed deep on one side.
⇒ Its hollow internal space continues into the tubule.
⇒ The outer concavity of the Bowman's capsule lodges a knot-like mass of blood capillaries, called glomerulus.
⇒ The Glomerulus and the Bowman's Capsule together are called Malpighian or renal capsule.
Additional Information:
→ Proximal Convoluted Tubule ( PCT) is the starting convoluted tubule of the region.
→Both the Bowman's capsule and the proximal convoluted part lie in the cortex.
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