Normal glomerulus of the Kidney

Foot Processes
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Foot Processes

•The glomerular basement membrane (GBM) has an internal lining of fenestrated endothelial cells (arrow).
•On the external aspect of the GMB are visceral epithelial cells or podocytes that have feet-like cytoplasmic processes.
•The photograph shows that every other foot process belongs to the same cell. Intervening foot processes belong to another podocyte.
•Capillary space (cap), urinary space (us), red blood cell (rbc).

(Description By:H. Yamase, M.D. )

(Image Contrib. by: UCHC )

Normal Glomerulus

Etiology

•Not applicable.

Pathogenesis

•Not applicable.,

Epidemiology

•Not applicable.

General Gross Description

•Not applicable.

General Microscopic Description

•The student is referred to: Wheater s Functional Histology a Text and Colour Atlas, Burkitt HG, Young B and Heath JW, Churchill Livingstone Publisher, 1993.

Clinical Correlation

•Not applicable.

References

•Wheater s Functional Histology a Text and Colour Atlas, Burkitt HG, Young B and Heath JW, Churchill Livingstone Publisher, 1993.

Normal Glomerulus

Synopsis by: Harold Yamase M.D. (T71200M00100)[463]

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