ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Hence, the glomerulus is situated in the proximal end of the urinary tubule within the Bowman’s capsule in the renal cortex of the kidney.

Detailed explanation-2: -The kidney has an outer rim (cortex) and an inner core (medulla). Each kidney contains approximately 500, 000 glomeruli, which are small balls of capillaries (diameter 0.1 mm) through which the blood is filtered. Glomeruli are present only in the cortex.

Detailed explanation-3: -The renal cortex has a more grainy texture, while the medulla is smoother. Both sections contain tubules (small tubes), but the cortex has the glomeruli (filters) and convoluted (twisted, curvy) tubules and blood vessels which gives it a grainy appearance.

Detailed explanation-4: -It contains the renal corpuscles and the renal tubules except for parts of the loop of Henle which descend into the renal medulla. It also contains blood vessels and cortical collecting ducts.

Detailed explanation-5: -The outer part of the kidney is the cortex and the inner part is the medulla. Within the cortex are glomeruli and tubules.