Question

Give one word for the knot-like capillary structure in a nephron.

Answer 1

Nephron:

1. It is the functional unit of kidney.
2. It is also known as uriniferous tubule.
3. It originates in the cortex region and extends into the cortex-medulla region.
4. A kidney may have more than 1.2 million nephrons.

Glomerulus

1. It is a tuft of capillaries present in the cup-shaped cavity of Bowman’s capsule.
2. In a kidney, renal artery divides into a number of capillaries and arterioles mostly in the cortex region.
3. The capillaries coil and form a knot like structure known as glomerulus.
4. Blood enters in the glomerulus through afferent arteriole and leaves through efferent arteriole.