VASCULAR
THE NEPHRON
Question
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blood
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plasma
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urine
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Glomerular filtrate
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Detailed explanation-1: -Blood pressure forces plasma minus its macromolecules (e.g., proteins) from the glomerular capillaries into the Bowman’s capsule. This filtrate, called capsular urine, then passes into the tubule for further processing.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Bowman’s capsule is the filtration unit of the glomerulus and has tiny slits in which filtrate may pass through into the nephron.
Detailed explanation-3: -Bowman’s capsule is known by other names, including the glomerular capsule, the Malpighian capsule and the renal corpuscular capsule. Bowman’s space also has other names, including glomerular capsule space, filtration space and urinary space.
Detailed explanation-4: -The filtrate entering Bowman’s space has a very similar composition to that of the blood in the glomerular capillaries except for the protein, and cell content as these are the components largely prevented from entering Bowman’s space when glomerular filtration is functioning properly.