URINARY SYSTEM AND MALE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS
URINARY SYSTEM
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Question
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What is located within the glomerular capsule?
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the renal cortex
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a knot of capillaries
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the loop of nephron
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -renal corpuscle, also called malpighian body, filtration unit of vertebrate nephrons, functional units of the kidney. It consists of a knot of capillaries (glomerulus) surrounded by a double-walled capsule (Bowman’s capsule) that opens into a tubule.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Glomerulus The term glomerulus, often used to imply the renal corpuscle, is a knot of capillaries that links the afferent and efferent arterioles within the renal corpuscle. These unusual capillaries receive blood at relatively high pressure (70 mmHg), and are both fed and drained by arterioles.
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