KnowraGlomerulusLinked fromLinked fromThe 15 pages that link to Glomerulus, each with the reason it gives.All 15Broader topic 10Narrower topic 5NephronBroader topic: Its capillary walls form part of the filtration barrier.KidneyBroader topic: This is where filtration begins inside each nephron.Glomerular filtration rateBroader topic: The combined filtration of functioning glomeruli determines whole-kidney GFR.Glomerular filtrationBroader topic: Its capillaries expose plasma to the filtration barrier.Kidney biopsyBroader topic: Glomerular structure and immune deposits are frequent targets of biopsy analysis.Collecting ductNarrower topic: It begins the fluid pathway that ultimately reaches the collecting duct.Glomerular filtration barrierNarrower topic: The barrier is built into the capillary wall of this filtering structure.Renal excretionBroader topic: Its filtration barrier controls which blood components enter the forming urine.Glomerular basement membraneNarrower topic: The basement membrane spans capillary loops within this filtration structure.GlomerulonephritisBroader topic: This is the kidney structure inflamed or damaged in glomerulonephritis.Renal clearanceBroader topic: The glomerulus determines how much of a substance enters the nephron by filtration.Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritisBroader topic: These capillary filters are the structures inflamed in the disease.Focal segmental glomerulosclerosisNarrower topic: The disease’s defining scars occur in these filtration units.Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritisBroader topic: The defining inflammation in this syndrome is centered on glomeruli.Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritisNarrower topic: The disease's defining structural changes occur in this filtration unit.