The tuft of capillaries surrounded by Bowman's capsule is known as the glomerulus. It is a crucial component of the nephron in the kidney, where the initial filtration of blood occurs. The glomerulus allows water, ions, and small molecules to pass into Bowman's capsule, forming the filtrate while retaining larger molecules and blood cells in the bloodstream. This process is essential for the regulation of blood composition and the formation of urine.
The renal glomerulus is a small convoluted mass of capillaries, a network of vascular tufts, encased in the malpighian or Bowman's capsule.
The renal corpuscle consists of the glomerulus, which is a network of capillaries, and the Bowman's capsule, which is a cup-shaped structure that surrounds the glomerulus. Together, these components are responsible for the initial filtration of blood in the kidney.
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The kidney.vasa recta
Bowman's capsule and glomerulus (capillary tuft).
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.
The collective noun 'tuft' is used for a tuft of grass or a tuft of fur.
The noun 'tuft' is a collective noun for a 'tuft of grass'.
Blood is filtered through the capillaries of the glomerulus into the Bowman's capsule. The Bowman's capsule empties the filtrate into a tubule that is also part of the nephron. The function of the glomerulus is to filter the resultant fluid that will become urine.
Arne Tuft died in 1989.
Arne Tuft was born in 1911.