capsule

Passive transport

.... For example, the membrane pores of the Bowman's capsule in the kidneys are very small, and only albumin , the smallest of the proteins, have any chance of being filtered through. On the other hand, the membrane pores of liver cells are extremely large, to allow a veriety of solutes to pass through and...

Osmoregulation

...y) structure known as the glomerulus into Bowman's capsule or glomerular capsule (in the kidney's cortex) and flows down the proximal convoluted tubule to a "u-turn" called the Loop...

Nephron

...s , surrounded by a hollow bulb known as Bowman's capsule . Bowman's capsule leads into a long, convoluted tubule consisting of four sections: the proximal tubule , loop of He...

Kidney

...enal medulla. The outside is covered by the renal capsule , which is a layer of loose connective tissue . ..." glomerulus ", which protrudes into the Bowman's capsule . Each glomerulus is supplied with blood by an afferent (in-coming) arteriole . The capillary wal...

Joint

...ntained by a ligamentous sac called the articluar capsule . The surfaces of the two bones at the joint are ...lar cartilage. The synovium is separated from the capsule by a layer of celluar tissue that contains blood vessels and nerves. Synovial joints can be further...