Vascular pole

Vascular pole

Glomerulus. (Vascular pole not labeled, but visible at bottom.)

Anatomical terminology

The vascular pole is a location of the glomerulus. At the vascular pole, the afferent arterioles and efferent arterioles enter the Bowman's capsule.

The urinary pole is at the other end.


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