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Bowmans capsule is part of the functioanl unit of the kidney called the nephron. The kidney job in the body is to filter blood and remove wastes via the urine. At the very start of each nephron is a very smalle blood network called the glomerulus. The diameter pf the vessel leaving the glomerulus (the efferent vessel) is smaller than that coming to the glomerulus (the afferent vessel) and so a large pressure occurs. This helps push the wastes as well as some nutrients and a lot of water out of the glomerulus. To stop if all just floating of into the body a a structue surround the glomerulus and takes up all the thing the glomerulus lets out. This is the glomerulus and it passes what it gets on through the vessels of the nephron where much is reabsorbed and the rest is excreted as urine.

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A cup-like structure that encases the glomerulus is?

bowmans capsule


Where does the word bowmans capsule came from?

Bowman's capsule is named after Sir William Bowman (1816-1892), a British surgeon and anatomist.


In the nephron where does glomerular filtration take place?

Glomerulus (Renal Corpuscle)


Why does a rattlesnake bite cause blood to appear in the urine?

Rattlesnake venom breaks down the walls of glomerulus. The glomerulus is part of the nephron which is located in tour kidneys. The glomerulus filters your blood and the un needed material gets sent to the bowmans capsule in the nephron. The the gunk from the bowmans capsule makes its way into the urine. So when a rattlesnake bites you the blood goes right into you bowmans capsule making its way into the urine.


What is the cup-shaped closed end of the renal tubule that surrounds the glomerulus?

bowmans capsulebowmans capsule


What is the C-shaped structure surrounding the glomerulus that acts as a filter in the formation of urine?

Bowmans capsule


Where and how does process of glomerular filtration occur?

it occurs in the glomerulare (Bowman's) capsule.


What C-shaped structure in the nephron surrounds the glomerulus?

Bowman's Capsule


What would happen to net filtration pressure at the glomerulus if proteins began to leak from the glomerular capillaries into Bowmans capsule?

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What is the function of the glomerulus and the bowmans capsule?

The glomerulus and bowmans capsule are part of the excretory system, and they are found in the nephron of a kidney. The function of the glomerulus and the bowman's capsule is to filter the substances in the blood. The glomerulus is a tangle of capillaries which have little slits in them. Water, salts, glucose and urea pass through the slits into the bowmans capsule, which leads to kidney tubules. Then, as the kidney tubules are surrounded by capillaries, the useful substances (all glucose, some salts, most water) are re-absorbed, and only urea and some salts carry on to be excreted.


What is the function of the glomerulus and the bowman's capsule?

The glomerulus and bowmans capsule are part of the excretory system, and they are found in the nephron of a kidney. The function of the glomerulus and the bowman's capsule is to filter the substances in the blood. The glomerulus is a tangle of capillaries which have little slits in them. Water, salts, glucose and urea pass through the slits into the bowmans capsule, which leads to kidney tubules. Then, as the kidney tubules are surrounded by capillaries, the useful substances (all glucose, some salts, most water) are re-absorbed, and only urea and some salts carry on to be excreted.


Why does the concentration of sodium ions remains unchanged after leaving the bowmans capsule?

The concentration of sodium ions remains unchanged after leaving the Bowman's capsule because they are actively reabsorbed in the proximal convoluted tubule of the nephron. This reabsorption process helps maintain the body's electrolyte balance and blood pressure regulation by ensuring that essential ions like sodium are not lost in the urine.