The nephrons present in kidney has a double walled cup shaped structure known as

Bowman's capsule

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Henle's Loop

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glomerulus

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proximal tubule

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The correct option is A
Bowman's capsule

Bowman's capsule is a cup-like sack at the beginning of the tubular component of a nephron in the mammalian kidney that performs the first step in the filtration of blood to form urine.

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Rearrange the following parts of a nephron in the order in which fluid flows through the nephron.

Which one of the folloiwng statement is incorrec?
(a) The medullary zone of kidney is divided into a few conical masses called madullary pyramids projecting into the calyces
(b) Inside the kidney the cortical region extends in between the medullary pyraminds as renal pelvis
(c) Glomerulus along with bowman capsule is called the renal corpuscle
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Q. Given is a jumbled list of the parts of a certain body structure - Loop of Henle, Bowman's capsule, convoluted tubule, glomerulus, proximal convoluted tubule.
(i) Name the structure to which the listed parts belong.
(ii) Rearrange the parts in their proper sequence from the starting point to where they end.

Q. The following diagram represents a mammalian kidney tubule (nephron) and its blood supply.
Parts indicated by the guidelines 1 to 8 are as follows:
1. Afferent arteriole from renal artery;
2. Efferent arteriole
3. Bowman's capsule,
4. Glomerulus;
5. Proximal convoluted tubule with blood capillaries;
6. Distal convoluted tubule with blood capillaries;
7. Collecting tubule;
8. U-shaped loop of Henle.
Study the diagram and answer the questions that follow:
Which structure (normally) contains the lowest concentration of glucose?

Q. Double-walled cup shaped structure present in nephron is known as _______.

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The nephrons present in kidney has a double walled cup shaped structure known as

The correct option is A Bowman's capsule Bowman's capsule is a cup-like sack at the beginning of the tubular component of a nephron in the mammalian kidney that performs the first step in the filtration of blood to form urine.

The correct option is A
Bowman's capsule

Bowman's capsule is a cup-like sack at the beginning of the tubular component of a nephron in the mammalian kidney that performs the first step in the filtration of blood to form urine.