HISTOLOGY
URINARY SYSTEM
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Question
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the nephron structure that consists of a ball of blood capillaries and the surrounding tube that is the start of the nephron
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glomerular capsule
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renal corpuscle
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nephron
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loop of henle
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The glomerulus (plural glomeruli) is a network of small blood vessels (capillaries) known as a tuft, located at the beginning of a nephron in the kidney.
Detailed explanation-2: -The renal corpuscle is the filtering portion of the nephron; it is made up of a ball of capillaries called the glomerulus and a glomerular capsule that receives the filtrate.
Detailed explanation-3: -Bowman’s capsule encloses a cluster of microscopic blood vessels-capillaries-called the glomerulus, where wastes are filtered from the blood.
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