<P> The glomerulus ( / ɡləˈmɛr ( j ) əl əs , ɡloʊ - / ) , plural glomeruli , is a network of capillaries known as a tuft , located at the beginning of a nephron in the kidney . The tuft is structurally supported by 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 . </P>
<P> The glomerulus ( / ɡləˈmɛr ( j ) əl əs , ɡloʊ - / ) , plural glomeruli , is a network of capillaries known as a tuft , located at the beginning of a nephron in the kidney . The tuft is structurally supported by 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 . </P>
in what part of the kidney are the glomeruli located
in what part of the kidney are the glomeruli located
at the beginning of a nephron
at the beginning of a nephron