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The cluster of blood capillaries found in each nephron is?
Glomerulus
What are the collection capillaries at the beginning of the nephron?
glomerulus
Each nephron contains a cluster of what?
capillaries
Which part of the nephron consists of a knot of capillaries?
If by knot you mean a complicated intertwining of capillaries surrounding the nephron, they are called the peritubular capillaries. They are largely responsible for the bodies ability to concentrate urine and maintain homeostasis.
What are blood vessels called that surround the nephron loop?
Renal capillaries, aka the glomerulus, where nitrogenous wastes and excess water in the blood plasma diffuse over to the nephron to be filtered and excreted.
What is the knot of coiled capillaries found in the kidneys and forms the filtrate?
This is a tuft of capillaries called the glomerulus. The glomerulus is one of the key structures that make up the nephron, the functional unit of the kidney.
What part of the vertebrate nephron actually consists of capillaries?
glomerulus
Which part of nephron is a network of capillaries whose job is to reclaim useful materials from the filtrate?
peritubular capillaries
What is the ball of specialized capillaries within a kidney nephron where renal filtration occurs?
a ball , tightly coiled capillaries within a kidney nephron where renal filtration occurs
Which structure contains the capillaries responsible for filtering blood into the nephron?
The glomerulous
As blood enters a nephron it flows through a network of capillaries known as a?
Glomerulus
What is the microscopic anatomical unit of excretion found in the kidney?
Nephron
