GENERAL ANATOMY
URINARY SYSTEM
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The expanded end of the nephron
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A knot of capillaries that lies in the renal corpuscle
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The portion of the nephron that attaches to the collecting duct
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The horseshoe shaped portion of the nephron
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Detailed explanation-1: -The term glomerulus, often used to imply the renal corpuscle, is a knot of capillaries that links the afferent and efferent arterioles within the renal corpuscle. These unusual capillaries receive blood at relatively high pressure (70 mmHg), and are both fed and drained by arterioles.
Detailed explanation-2: -Branches of the renal artery form tiny capillaries. Along the length of each capillary is a knot called a glomerulus.
Detailed explanation-3: -The renal corpuscle is formed when a mass of glomerular capillaries gows into the blind ending of a nephron. The nephron encapsulates this mass of capillaries, and it invaginates to form Bowman’s capsule.
Detailed explanation-4: -The glomerulus (plural glomeruli) is a network of small blood vessels (capillaries) known as a tuft, located at the beginning of a nephron in the kidney.