GENERAL HISTOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is option (d) glomerulus. A ball of capillaries forming part of the renal corpuscle in the kidneys is a glomerulus.

Detailed explanation-2: -The glomerulus is a tuft of capillaries located within Bowman’s capsule within the kidney. Glomerular mesangial cells structurally support the tufts. Blood enters the capillaries of the glomerulus by a single arteriole called an afferent arteriole and leaves by an efferent arteriole.

Detailed explanation-3: -Glomerular morphology. The glomerular capillary wall or filtration barrier consists of three components: the capillary endothelium, basement membrane, and visceral epithelium (Fig.