FILTRATION: Structure of Renal Corpuscle

The ________ arteriole delivers blood INTO the glomerulus

afferent

The _______ arteriole takes blood AWAY from the glomerulus

efferent

What surrounds the glomerulus?

Bowman’s capsule

The PARIETAL layer of the glomerular (Bowman’s) capsule is composed of ______ _________ epithelium and the VISCERAL layer is composed of cells called _________.

simple, squamous, podocytes

When ____ enters the renal corpuscle it travels from the renal corpuscle to the _______ _________ tubule and so on.

fluid, proximal convoluted

When the distal convoluted tubule comes into contact with the afferent arteriole it is important for ________.

filtration

Fluid has to leave ______ _______ in the glomerulus and enter into the _______ space.

blood vessels, capsular

FLUID from the blood is filtered and consists of mostly _____ and ______.

water, solutes

In the visceral layer of glomerular capillaries, podocytes have projections called _______ with spaces called _______ slits.

pedicels, filtration

What are the 3 barriers in the glomerular capillaries only enabling fluid to pass through to the capsular space?

1) Endothelial cells with fenestrations 2) Basal membrane (lamina) 3) Filtration slits 4) Slit diaphragm

The fenestrations of glomerular endothelial cells prevents filtration of _____ but allows all components of its ______ to pass through.

blood, plasma

The basal lamina of the glomerulus prevents filtration of larger _______.

proteins

The slit membrane between the pedicels of podocytes prevents the filtration of medium-sized ________.

proteins