Question

What is the role of the glomerulus in the kidney?

Answer 1

Hint:
Glomerulus is a cup-like sac discovered in the mammalian kidney at the beginning of the tubular portion of a nephron. The glomerulus of the nephron (the functional unit of the kidney) is the very first step in the production of urine.

Complete answer:
A part of the nephron surrounding the glomerulus is Bowman's capsule, which we also called as a glomerular capsule or capsula glomeruli. In a sac (Bowman's capsule) containing a cluster of capillaries, the glomerulus is located and is responsible for the first stage of urine formation, i.e. blood filtration for urine formation.

A series of capillaries called glomeruli in the nephron capillaries the blood and produces a filtrate. In the Bowman's capsule, fluids from the blood present in the glomerulus are received as a glomerular filtrate. In order to form urine, this filtrate is processed further along the other sections of the nephron. The urinary bladder is known as a sac-like structure that holds as well as collects the urine that comes from the ureters.

Note:
The other two steps the kidney undergoes to capture and extract waste from the body after glomerular filtration include: tubular reabsorption: The filtered blood is reabsorbed by the tubules found in the nephrons in neighboring blood vessels. Tubular secretion: The filtrate is then transferred through the tubules to the collecting ducts. The urine is eventually produced, which is then taken to the bladder where it remains for a while. Inflammation of the tiny filters in your kidneys (glomeruli) is glomerulonephritis. Glomeruli extract from your bloodstream excess fluid, electrolytes, and waste and transfer them into your urine. It is possible for glomerulonephritis to occur unexpectedly (acute) or steadily (chronic).