Renal corpuscle

System Urinary
SNOMED CT 361329009

Renal corpuscle

Definition

The structure containing the glomerular capsule and the glomerulus that serves as the initial blood-filtering component of a nephron.

Also known as corpusculum renale, Malphigian corpuscle, Malpighian corpuscle — per UBERON

The Renal corpuscle is a part of the Urinary.

Also identified as