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Question
Podocytes are the cells present on the ______.
Options
Outer wall of Bowman’s capsule
Inner wall of Bowman’s capsule
Neck of nephron
Wall glomerular capillaries
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Solution
Podocytes are the cells present on the Inner wall of Bowman’s capsule.
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