Question
Cells present in the inner lining of kidneys are :
podocytes
choanocytes
pinocytes
nephrocyte
Solution
A.
podocytes
Podocytes are the cells of Bowman's capsule in kidney. They are less flattened cells, which line the concavity of the Bowman's capsule. They possesses foot-like projections the pedicels.
Choanocytes or collar cells are cells that line the interior of asconoid, syconoid and leuconoid body type sponges that contain a central flagellum, or undulipodia, surrounded by a collar of microvilli which are connected by a thin membrane.
Nephrocytes are the specialized cells, present in arthropods. Their main function is the accumulation or formation of waste or excretory products.
Pinocytes are the flat cells found on the outermost layer of a sponge.
