AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Bowman’s capsule surrounds the glomerular capillary loops and participates in the filtration of blood from the glomerular capillaries. Bowman’s capsule also has a structural function and creates a urinary space through which filtrate can enter the nephron and pass to the proximal convoluted tubule .

Detailed explanation-2: -Each nephron contains a network of small blood vessels, called glomerulus, which are enclosed in a sac called Bowman’s capsule.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bowman’s capsule and the glomerulus make up the renal corpuscle. They are all parts of the kidney.

Detailed explanation-4: -7.6 The Bowman’s capsule The Bowman’s capsule surrounds the glomerulus (Fig. 7.4). It consists of two layers of epithelial cells-the outer parietal and the inner visceral layer. The epithelial cells that form the visceral layer of Bowman’s capsule are provided with foot-like processes known as podocytes (Fig.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Bowman’s capsule is a structure inside mammalian kidney where ultrafiltration takes place. The capsule is shaped like a cup, with a bundle of capillaries inside known as the glomerulus. Blood enters under high pressure through the afferent arteriole, which is is filtered through three different layers.