Question

Choose the correct answers from the following given.
The Bowmans capsule is a part of the

• A. uriniferous tubule and the site of reabsorption of water and glucose
• B. uriniferous tubule arid the site of filtration of various blood constituents
• C. liver and is the site of secretion of bile juice
• D. lung and the site of gaseous exchange

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

uriniferous tubule arid the site of filtration of various blood constituents

Each nephron had two parts- the glomerulus and the renal tubule. The glomerulus is a tuft of capillaries formed by the afferent arteriole-a fine branch of the renal artery. Blood from the glomerulus is carried away by an efferent arteriole. The renal tubule begins with a double-walled cuplike structure called Bowman's capsule, which encloses the glomerulus. Glomerulus along with Bowman's capsule is called the Malpighian body or renal corpuscle. Any small molecules such as water, glucose, salt (NaCl), amino acids, and urea pass freely into Bowman's spaces, but cells, platelets, large proteins do not.

So the correct answer is uriniferous tubule and the site of filtration of various blood constituents.