Term Name: pronephric glomerulus
Synonyms: corpuscle, glomera, glomerulus of pronephros, glomus, pronephric glomera, pronephric glomeruli, pronephric glomus
Definition: The glomus forms from the splanchnic intermediate mesoderm and is the vascularized filtration unit, filtering the blood before it enters the tubules. The glomus is external to the nephron and extends over more than one body segment.
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0004739]

Relationships
develops from: glomeral mesenchyme
is part of: pronephros
has parts: pronephric glomerular basement membrane pronephric glomerular capillary
is a type of: renal glomerulus