PATHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -This fluid in the Bowman’s capsule is called glomerular filtrate. It is similar to blood plasma except that it has almost no protein.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fluid exchange in the Bowman’s capsule is governed by the same Starling’s forces operating in the glomerulus. That is, the fluid there also exerts a hydrostatic pressure and it, in effect, opposes the hydrostatic pressure coming from the glomerulus.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The filtered fluid is called ultrafiltrate and passes from the Bowman’s Capsule into the proximal convoluted tubule.