Bowman's capsule

American  

[boh-muhnz] / ˈboʊ mənz /

noun

Anatomy.

1. a membranous, double-walled capsule surrounding a glomerulus of a nephron.

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Bowman's capsule Scientific  

/ bō′mənz /

1. A cup-shaped structure around the glomerulus of each nephron of the vertebrate kidney. It serves as a filter to remove organic wastes, excess inorganic salts, and water. Bowman's capsule is named after its identifier, English physician and physiologist, Sir William Bowman (1816–1892).

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Etymology

Origin of Bowman's capsule

1880–85; named after Sir William Bowman (1816–92), English surgeon

Example Sentences

Bowman’s capsule surrounds the glomerulus to form a lumen, and captures and directs this filtrate to the PCT.

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The outermost part of Bowman’s capsule, the parietal layer, is a simple squamous epithelium.

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The filtrate is captured by Bowman’s capsule and directed to the PCT.

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As blood passes through the glomerulus, 10 to 20 percent of the plasma filters between these sieve-like fingers to be captured by Bowman’s capsule and funneled to the PCT.

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The rest of the nephron consists of a continuous sophisticated tubule whose proximal end surrounds the glomerulus in an intimate embrace—this is Bowman’s capsule.

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