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outer layer of glomerular capsule — parietal l. of glomerular capsule … Medical dictionary
parietal wall of glomerular capsule — see under layer … Medical dictionary
visceral layer of glomerular capsule — the layer of the glomerular capsule that faces inward toward the capillaries and is composed of podocytes; it is separated from the parietal layer by the urinary space. Called also inner layer or wall of glomerular capsule and visceral wall of… … Medical dictionary
outer wall of glomerular capsule — parietal layer of glomerular capsule … Medical dictionary
Capsule — has many meanings in medicine including the following: {{}}In medicine, a membranous structure that envelops an organ, a joint, tumor, or any other part of the body. It is usually made up of dense collagen containing connective tissue. In… … Medical dictionary
layer — A sheet of one substance lying on another and distinguished from it by a difference in texture or color or by not being continuous with it. SEE ALSO: stratum, lamina. SYN: panniculus. ameloblastic l. the internal l. of the enamel organ. SYN: enam … Medical dictionary
capsular epithelium — parietal layer of glomerular capsule … Medical dictionary
capsula glomeruli — capsule of glomerulus: the double walled globular dilatation that forms the beginning of a renal tubule and surrounds the glomerulus; the inner wall is called the visceral layer and the outer wall is called the parietal layer. Called also Bowman … Medical dictionary
Renal corpuscle — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = corpusculum renis GraySubject = 253 GrayPage = 1221 Caption = Glomerulus is red; Bowman s capsule is green. Caption2 = Distribution of bloodvessels in cortex of kidney. Precursor = System = Artery = Vein =… … Wikipedia
Nephron — For the drug with trade name Nephron, see Epinephrine. Nephron Nephron of the kidney without juxtaglomerular apparatus Latin nephroneum Gray s … Wikipedia
