The cup-shaped initial portion of the renal tubule; surrounds the glomerulus and receives the glomerular filtrate.
thin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a nephron
Portion of the uriniferous tubule; double layered portion surrounding the glomeruli
The Bowman's capsule is a blind sac at the beginning of a the tubular component of a nephron in the mammalian kidney. A glomerulus is enclosed in the sac. Fluids from blood in the glomerulus are collected in the Bowman's capsule (i.e., glomerular filtrate) and further processed along the nephron to form urine.