Question

Malpighian body is constituted by
A) Glomerulus only
B) Glomerulus and Bowman’s capsule
C) Glomerulus and efferent vessel
D) Glomerulus, Bowman's capsule and efferent vessel

Answer 1

Hint:Kidneys are the organs of the body that helps in removing excess waste and fluid from the blood and excretes the waste out of the body in the form of urine.

Complete answer:
The renal corpuscle of the nephrons (kidney cells) is called the Malpighian body. It is a cup shaped double walled structure which forms the main part of kidneys filtrating function. Let us analyze the options to find out the correct options.

Option A: Glomerulus is a tiny ball shaped structure found in the malpighian body. It is formed of capillary blood vessels and is involved in filtration of blood to form urine. However, it is not the only structure present in the malpighian tube.Therefore, this is the incorrect option.

Option B: Bowman’s capsule is a cup-like sac found at the beginning of the tubular component of nephron and it helps in first step filtration of the blood. Glomerulus is enclosed within this sac forming the malpighian tube.Therefore, this is the correct option.

Option C: Efferent vessel is the vessel that carries the blood away from the heart and it is not the part of the malpighian body.Therefore, this is the incorrect option.

Option D: Bowman’s capsule and glomerulus is the part of the malpighian body but efferent vessels are not the part or component of the malpighian body. Therefore, this is the incorrect option.

Thus, the correct answer is option (B) i.e, Glomerulus and Bowman’s capsule

Note:The filtrate of the renal corpuscle or malpighian tubule which is also called capsular urine passes the tubule for further processing after initial filtration in the malpighian body.