Question

The bunch of capillaries that are present in the Bowman’s capsule is called-
a. Pacinian corpuscle
b. Bowman’s capsule
c. Glomerulus
d. Malpighian capsule

Answer 1

Bowman's capsule which is also referred to as the Bowman capsule, capsula glomeruli, or glomerular capsule, is a cup-like sack at the beginning of the tubular component of a nephron in the mammalian kidney. It performs the initial step infiltration of blood to form urine. A glomerulus is enclosed in the sac.

Complete answer:
Nephrons are the cells of the kidney which are composed of a renal corpuscle and a renal tubule.

The renal corpuscle is also known as the Malpighian body. It consists of Bowman’s capsule which has a cup-like double-walled structure and the bunch of capillaries present in the Bowman’s capsule is known as the glomerulus.

The blood enters the glomerulus under high pressure from the afferent arteriole and leaves through the efferent arteriole. Due to the high pressure in the glomerulus, the blood gets filtered. The measure of the overall renal function, the rate by which blood is filtered is known as the glomerular filtration rate.

Hence, the bunch of capillaries present in the Bowman’s capsule is called Glomerulus.
So, the correct answer is option (C).

Additional information:
The glomerulus is a network of capillaries known as a tuft, located at the beginning of a nephron in the kidney. The blood is filtered across the capillary walls of this tuft through the glomerular filtration barrier, which yields its filtrate of water and soluble substances into Bowman's capsule. The filtrate then enters into the renal tubule of the nephron.

Malpighian corpuscles are several small, round, deep-red presents in the cortex of the kidney, each communicating with a renal tubule.

Pacinian corpuscles are located deep in the dermis of both global and hairy skin, and are structurally similar to Meissner's corpuscles. They are found in the bone periosteum, joint capsules, pancreas, and other viscera, breasts, and genitals.

Note: Bowman’s capsule is a part of nephron which is present in the kidney. The glomerulus is a part which is present in the nephron of the kidney, through which blood is filtered, is a bunch of capillaries. Due to the high pressure in the glomerulus, the blood gets filtered. The measure of the overall renal function, the rate by which blood is filtered is known as the glomerular filtration rate.