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inner layer of glomerular capsule — visceral l. of glomerular capsule … Medical dictionary
visceral wall of glomerular capsule — see under layer … Medical dictionary
parietal layer of glomerular capsule — the layer of the glomerular capsule facing outwards, separated from the visceral layer by the urinary space; it is composed of simple squamous epithelium. Called also outer layer or wall of glomerular capsule and parietal wall of glomerular… … Medical dictionary
inner wall of glomerular capsule — visceral layer of glomerular capsule … Medical dictionary
glomerular epithelium — visceral 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
glomerular membrane — glomerular basement membrane (GBM) glomerular capillary membrane the fenestrated basement membrane of the visceral layer of the glomerular capsule, lying adjacent to glomerular capillaries and consisting of the lamina rara interna, lamina densa,… … Medical dictionary
glomerular endothelium — a layer of fenestrated epithelium lining the glomerular capillaries next to the visceral layer of the glomerular capsule, allowing solute rich, nearly protein free fluid to pass from the capillaries into the capsule … 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
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
