bowman's capsule in English
noun
1
a capsule-shaped membranous structure surrounding the glomerulus of each nephron in the kidneys of mammals that extracts wastes, excess salts, and water from the blood.
To move from the glomeruli into Bowman's capsule , filtered substances pass through two cell layers separated by a negatively charged basement membrane.
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1. The renal Corpuscle is composed of two distinct structures: the glomerulus and the Bowman's capsule
2. Malpighian Corpuscle definition is - the part of a nephron that consists of a glomerulus and Bowman's capsule —called also Malpighian body.
3. Advehent in English Afferent (from Latin, ad meaning "to" and ferre meaning "to carry") is an anatomical term with the following meanings: Conveying towards a center, for example the afferent arterioles conveying blood toward the Bowman's capsule in the kidney (opposite to efferent)