The glomerulus is a ball shaped structure in the kidney which is comprised of small vessels. The glomerulus filters blood in order to begin the process of urine formation.
the glomerulus
The glomerulus
Bowman's capsule and glomerulus (capillary tuft).
Blood enters the glomerulus through the afferent arteriole and drains through the efferent arteriole.
The Bowman's capsule surrounds the glomerulus, and the glomerulus filtrate enters the top of the nephron.
Glomerulus is accented on the second syllable.
The glomerulus
The pronunciation of glomerulus is "gluh-MEHR-yuh-luhs."
glomeruli
The glomerulus is part of the urinary system.
Filtration occurs at the glomerulus, which is the initial part of the nephron where blood is filtered to form the filtrate that will eventually become urine.
The Bowman's capsule is the part of the nephron that filters substances from the glomerulus. It surrounds the glomerulus and is responsible for collecting the filtrate that is produced.