Term Name: glomerular capsule
Synonyms: Bowman's capsule, Bowmans capsule, capsula glomerularis, capsula glomeruli, Malphigian capsule, Malpighian capsule, Mueller capsule, Muellerian capsule, pronephric glomerular capsule, renal glomerular capsule
Definition: A cup-like sac at the expanded beginning of a tubular component of a nephron that contains the glomerulus
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0001230]

Relationships
develops from: S-shaped body
is part of: renal corpuscle
has parts: Bowman's space epithelial cell of glomerular capsule glomerular parietal epithelium glomerular tuft pronephric glomerular capsule epithelium visceral layer of glomerular capsule
is a type of: organ part
disjoint_from: kidney capsule