superficial glomerulus count count of superficial glomeruli directly contacting the kidney surface surface glomeruli count CMO:0001001 Count of the number of glomeruli located in the superficial layer of the renal cortex, the cortex corticis, and directly in contact with the surface of the kidney, i.e. the renal capsule. Glomeruli are the tufts of capillaries each situated within a Bowman's capsule at the end of a renal tubule in the vertebrate kidney that filter waste products from the blood and thus initiate urine formation. jsmith 2012-08-02T01:14:28Z VT:0010544 clinical_measurement_ontology