The enlarged end of a kidney tubule in which a mass of thin-walled capillaries known as the glomerulus is located.
The expanded end of a renal tubule, surrounding a glomerular tuft in the kidney, which filters plasma in order to reabsorb useful foodstuffs and eliminate waste.
The capsule surrounding the glomerulus, the filtration unit of the kidney.
Any of numerous cup-shaped structures in the kidney each of which contains a glomerulus that filters wastes from the blood.
A cup-shaped structure that encloses the glomerulus in the renal tubule or nephron; also known as the glomerular capsule.
The cup-shaped end of a nephron, which encloses a knot of blood capillaries (glomerulus). It is the site of primary filtration of the blood into the kidney tubule.
The kidney’s nephron comprises a cup-shaped membrane known as the renal corpuscle, which houses a cluster of tiny blood vessels called capillaries called the glomerulus. It is within this structure that blood is filtered into the kidney tubule, initiating the process of urine formation.