ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -The renal corpuscle acts to filter blood. Fluid from blood in the glomerulus is collected in the Bowman’s capsule to form “glomerular filtrate", which is then further processed along the nephron to form urine. It does this via a filtration barrier.

Detailed explanation-2: -Filtration of the blood plasma takes place in the renal corpuscle. This is the proximal end of the nephron, which is expanded into an ovoid structure. The renal corpuscles are always found in the renal cortex.

Detailed explanation-3: -Abstract. The kidneys filter the plasma in special filtration units-glomeruli-and thereby excrete low-molecular-weight waste products into the urine.

Detailed explanation-4: -Blood enters the glomerulus under high pressure, forcing substances across the leaky endothelial-capsular membrane into the nephron. This membrane acts like a sieve allowing small substances to be filtered into the nephron, whilst large molecules such as plasma proteins remain within the blood.

Detailed explanation-5: -In theory there should be virtually no plasma proteins in the Bowman’s capsule, since blood cells and plasma proteins should not be filtered from the glomerulus.