the glomerulus belongs to the renal pelvis section of the kidney.
which section of the kidney does the glomerulus belong to?
renal pelvis
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the glomerulus (plural glomeruli), is a network of small blood vessels (capillaries) known as a "tuft", located at the beginning of a nephron in the kidney. the tuft is structurally supported by the mesangium - the space between the blood vessels - made up of intraglomerular mesangial cells. 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 to a cup-like sac known as bowman's capsule. the filtrate then enters the renal tubule, of the nephron.
glomerulus (kidney)
mesangial cells are specialised cells in the kidney that make up the mesangium of the glomerulus. together with the mesangial matrix, they form the vascular pole of the renal corpuscle. the mesangial cell population accounts for approximately 30-40% of the total cells in the glomerulus. mesangial cells can be categorized as either extraglomerular mesangial cells or intraglomerular mesangial cells, based on their relative location to the glomerulus. the extraglomerular mesangial cells are found between the afferent and efferent arterioles towards the vascular pole of the glomerulus. the extraglomerular mesangial cells are adjacent to the intraglomerular mesangial cells that are located inside the glomerulus and in between the capillaries. the primary function of mesangial cells is to remove trapped residues and aggregated protein from the basement membrane thus keeping the filter free of debris. the contractile properties of mesangial cells have been shown to be insignificant in changing the filtration pressure of the glomerulus.
mesangial cell