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  2. Renal capsule - Wikipedia

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    The renal capsule is a tough fibrous layer surrounding the kidney and covered in a layer of perirenal fat known as the adipose capsule of kidney. The adipose capsule is sometimes included in the structure of the renal capsule. It provides some protection from trauma and damage. The renal capsule is surrounded by the renal fascia.

  3. Nephron - Wikipedia

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    The nephron is the minute or microscopic structural and functional unit of the kidney. It is composed of a renal corpuscle and a renal tubule. The renal corpuscle consists of a tuft of capillaries called a glomerulus and a cup-shaped structure called Bowman's capsule. The renal tubule extends from the capsule.

  4. Podocyte - Wikipedia

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    Bowman's capsule filters the blood, retaining large molecules such as proteins while smaller molecules such as water, salts, and sugars are filtered as the first step in the formation of urine. Although various viscera have epithelial layers, the name visceral epithelial cells usually refers specifically to podocytes, which are specialized ...

  5. File:KidneyStructures PioM.svg - Wikipedia

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    Español: Partes del riñón: Pirámide renal; Arteria eferente; Arteria renal; Vena renal; Hilum renal; Pelvis renal; Uréter; Cáliz menor; Cápsula renal; Cápsula ...

  6. File:Kidney nephron molar transport diagram.svg - Wikipedia

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    This diagram is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: translated svg file using png file. text objects are preserved as text objects for ease of future editing/translation. The original can be viewed here: Kidney nephron molar transport diagram.png: .

  7. Kidney (vertebrates) - Wikipedia

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    In mammals, the kidneys are usually bean-shaped [58] and located retroperitoneally [59] on the dorsal (posterior) wall of the body. [60] The outer layer of each kidney is made up of a fibrous sheath called the renal capsule. The peripheral layer of the kidney is called the cortex and the inner part is called the medulla. The medulla consists of ...

  8. Renal circulation - Wikipedia

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    Despite their relatively small size, the kidneys receive approximately 20% of the cardiac output. [ 1 ] Each renal artery branches into segmental arteries, dividing further into interlobar arteries , which penetrate the renal capsule and extend through the renal columns between the renal pyramids.

  9. Bowman's capsule - Wikipedia

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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. A glomerulus is enclosed in the sac. Fluids from blood in the glomerulus are collected in the ...