Question

Name the knot-like mass of blood capillary inside the Bowman's capsule.

Answer 1

GLOMERULUS: The Glomerulus is the filtering unit of the excretory organ and consists of a network of capillaries and extremely differentiated animal tissue cells, the podocytes, that regulate selective filtration of blood into AN ultrafiltrate that may become ultimately an excretory product.

EXPLANATION:

1. The malpighian body lies in the cortex of the kidney.
2. It is differentiated into two parts namely the Bowman's capsule, and glomerulus.
3. The knot-like mass of blood capillary inside the Bowman's capsule is known as Glomerulus.