GLOMERULAR FILTRATION

Recently in physiology classes, we have started to study a subject dear to my heart (in truth, nearer my kidneys) – the urinary system. Out of sheer curiosity for these amazing little filtration pods, and admittedly hands carefully sheathed in surgical gloves, I bought and dissected a kidney (lamb not human) for myself. It was all there: the renal pelvis, the cortex, I was even able to see the calyces leading from the medulla to the ureter. Still, I wasn’t tempted enough to find it appealing for dinner though.