AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Bowman’s capsule is a part of the nephron which is a part of your kidney. The nephron is the filtering unit of your kidney. There are about 1 million nephrons in each kidney. Every nephron has a glomerulus, which is a group of tiny blood vessels and the starting point for filtering waste products out of your blood.

Detailed explanation-2: -The collecting duct system is the last part of nephron and participates in electrolyte and fluid balance through reabsorption and excretion, processes regulated by the hormones aldosterone and vasopressin (antidiuretic hormone).

Detailed explanation-3: -The nephron consists of Bowman’s capsule, the network or tuft of capillaries inside it, and the tubule leading from Bowman’s capsule to ducts leading to the bladder. The tubule consists of the proximal tubule, the loop of Henle, and the distal tubule.

Detailed explanation-4: -The basic physiology of a nephron within a kidney: The labels are: 1. Glomerulus, 2. Efferent arteriole, 3. Bowman’s capsule, 4.

Detailed explanation-5: -Each nephron includes a filter, called the glomerulus, and a tubule. The nephrons work through a two-step process: the glomerulus filters your blood, and the tubule returns needed substances to your blood and removes wastes.