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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.
Bowman's capsule, also known as a glomerular capsule or capsula glomeruli, is a double-walled, cup-shaped structure inside the kidney. The kidney contains up to two million units called nephrons. Each consists of a tube, one closed end of which is swollen to form Bowman's capsule while the other opens into the renal pelvis, the space from which urine leaves the kidney. A knot of tiny blood vessels called a glomerulus sits inside the capsule.