ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -The renal corpuscles are always found in the renal cortex. Here a compact mass of looped fenestrated capillaries called the glomerulus (latin for ‘small ball’) is encapsulated by the proximal end of the renal tubule (’Bowman’s capsule).

Detailed explanation-2: -A renal corpuscle (also called malpighian body) is the blood-filtering component of the nephron of the kidney.

Detailed explanation-3: -The renal cortex is where the nephrons (blood-filtering units) begin. Each kidney has 1 million nephrons. The filtering unit of the nephron is the glomerulus, and the glomerulus is attached to a tubule which removes wastes and returns the needed substances to your body.

Detailed explanation-4: -proximal convoluted tubule (red: found in the renal cortex)