Bowman's capsule

American

[boh-muhnz] / ˈboʊ mənz /

noun

Anatomy.

a membranous, double-walled capsule surrounding a glomerulus of a nephron.

Bowman's capsule Scientific

/ bō′mənz /

A cup-shaped structure around the glomerulus of each nephron of the vertebrate kidney. It serves as a filter to remove organic wastes, excess inorganic salts, and water. Bowman's capsule is named after its identifier, English physician and physiologist, Sir William Bowman (1816–1892).

Etymology

Origin of Bowman's capsule

1880–85; named after Sir William Bowman (1816–92), English surgeon

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Bowman's capsule

A capillary bed, the glomerulus, filters blood and the filtrate is captured by Bowman’s capsule.

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The rest of the nephron consists of a continuous sophisticated tubule whose proximal end surrounds the glomerulus in an intimate embrace—this is Bowman’s capsule.

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The glomerulus and Bowman’s capsule together form the renal corpuscle.

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The filtrate is captured by Bowman’s capsule and directed to the PCT.

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You will find osmotic pressure exerted by the solutes inside the lumen of the capillary as well as inside of Bowman’s capsule.

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