An Introduction to the Alexander Technique. The Alexander Technique is a psychophysical learning process using conscious thinking to restore coordination and/or prevent mis-coordination in human functioning. What F.M. Alexander (1869-1955) observed empirically, is that the relationship between head and spine in movement is a key factor in vertebrate coordinationâa fact that has subsequently been verified scientifically.
A glomerulus and its surrounding Bowman's capsule constitute a renal corpuscle, the basic filtration unit of the kidney.
Anytime you hear the word 'renal', it means something pertaining to your kidneys, while 'corpuscle' means a 'small body'. But don't let the part about a small body fool you. What renal corpuscles lack in size, they make up for in significance. Renal corpuscles are the body's blood filtration mechanism, known as a nephron. Every day, the nephrons of your kidneys filter deadly toxins, such as nitrogenous wastes, a by-product of our metabolism, out of your blood.