Bowman's capsule

Japanese: Bowman's capsule(英語表記)Bowmanscapsule
Bowman's capsule

… The kidney is a collection of many renal units, or nephrons. The renal unit is made up of the renal corpuscle (Latin: corpusculum renis, English: renal corpuscle) and the renal tubule (Latin: tubulus renalis, English: renal tubule), which are a structural unit that performs the excretory function. The glomerulus, which receives blood from the renal artery, is surrounded by Bowman's capsule, and these two together are called the renal corpuscle. However, in some marine bony fish, the renal corpuscle has degenerated and disappeared. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Bowman's capsule" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 腎臓は多数の腎単位,すなわちネフロンnephronの集合したもので,腎単位は腎小体(ラテン名corpusculum renis,英名renal corpuscle)と尿細管(ラテン名tubulus renalis,英名renal tubule)とからなり,排出機能を営む一つの構造単位である。腎動脈血の供給を受けている糸球体とそれを包むようにしてボーマン囊Bowman’s capsuleがあり,この両者をいっしょにして腎小体という。しかし海産硬骨魚では,腎小体の退化消失したものがある。…

※「Bowman's capsule」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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