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Bowman's capsule (or the Bowman capsule, capsula glomeruli, or glomerular capsule) is a cup-like sac 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. glomerulus is enclosed in the sac. Fluids from blood in the glomerulus are collected in the Bowman's capsule (i.e., glomerular filtrate) and further processed along the nephron to form urine. This process is known as ultrafiltration.
Arterioles that carry blood into the glomerulus for fi ltration. Bowman's capsule: Part of the renal corpuscle that surrounds the glomerulus; consists of two layers: an inner (visceral) layer that lies directly on the glomerular capillaries and an outer (parietal) layer. The space between the two layers, the capsular space, is continuous with the proximal convoluted tubule.