The Nephron Glomerulus

Question 1

Afferent Arteriole

Answer 1

Penetrates the glomerular capsule bringing in blood to be filtrated

Question 2

Glomerular capsule

Answer 2

Made of simple squamous epithelium surrounds the glomerulus

Question 3

Glmoerulus

Answer 3

Collection of capillaries

Question 4

Efferent Arteriole

Answer 4

drain the glomerulus

Question 5

Vascular Pole

Answer 5

Afferent and Efferent arterioles come out of the glomerulus

Question 6

Podocytes

Answer 6

Spider like cells that wrap around the capillaries

Have long cytoplasmic processes that prevent large molecular from entering the urine

Question 7

Urinary Space

Answer 7

Space inside the glomerular capsule, that contain the elements to be passed in the urine from the capillaries of the glomerulus

Question 8

Urinary Pole

Answer 8

Made of simple cuboidal epithelium of the proximal convoluted tubule

Question 9

Proximal convoluted tubule

Answer 9

Made of simple cuboidal epothelium
Contain microvilli extending into the lumen
Greatly increase the total surface area

Question 10

Juxtaglomerular Complex

Answer 10

Jutxa (nearby)
Responsible for the release of hormones that help to control blood pressure.
Includes specialized cells within the afferent Arteriole
Where the distal convoluted tubule curves near the vascular pole

Question 11

Juxtaglomerular (JG) Cells

Answer 11

Adjacent to tall, tightly packed cells in the distal convoluted tubule, (Macula densa Cells)