ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -In the kidney, the glomerulus represents the initial location of the renal filtration of blood. Blood enters the glomerulus through the afferent arteriole at the vascular pole, undergoes filtration in the glomerular capillaries, and exits the glomerulus through the efferent arteriole at the vascular pole.

Detailed explanation-2: -Blood flows into and away from the glomerulus through tiny arteries called arterioles, which reach and leave the glomerulus through the open end of the capsule.

Detailed explanation-3: -The glomerulus consists of four major cell types, the endothelial cells of the microvasculature, the mesangial cells, the podocyte cells of the visceral epithelium, and the parietal epithelium.

Detailed explanation-4: -Blood is filtered in the kidneys through nephrons. Each nephron contains a network of small blood vessels, called glomerulus, which are enclosed in a sac called Bowman’s capsule.

Detailed explanation-5: -Blood flows into the glomerulus via the afferent arteriole (AA) and out via the efferent arteriole (EA). Inside the glomeruli, the blood navigates a branching set of narrow capillaries. Blood typically composed of 40% cells (white blood cells and red blood cells) and 60% plasma (straw-colored fluid, rich in proteins).