The Bowman's capsule (other names: capsula glomeruli, glomerular capsule) is a cup-like sac at the beginning of the tubular component of a nephron in the mammalian kidney.
The Bowman's capsule (other names: capsula glomeruli, glomerular capsule) performs the first step in the filtration of blood to form urine. It is a cup-like sac at the beginning of the tubular component of a nephron in the mammalian kidney.