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The blood plasma is filtered through the capillaries of the glomerulus into the capsule. The Bowman's capsule empties the filtrate into the proximal tubule that is also part of the nephron. A glomerulus receives its blood supply from an afferent arteriole of the renal circulation.he glomerulus is a tuft of small blood vessels called capillaries located within Bowman's capsule within the kidney. Between the capillaries and Bowman's capsule lies mesangium.
a) glomerular capsule b) Loop of Henle c) Ascending limb d) Collecting duct e) Proximal convoluted tubule Ans: E Difficulty: medium Feedback: 26.2 9. This is the structure of the nephron that filters blood. a) glomerular capsule b) Loop of Henle c) Ascending limb d) Collecting duct e) Renal corpuscle Ans: A Difficulty: medium Feedback: 26.2 10. This term means entry of substances into the body from the filtrate.