EXCRETORY SYSTEM
KIDNEY
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Question
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Hypertonic fluid in the medulla
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Filtrate in the distal convoluted tubule
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Urine in the renal pelvis
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Blood in the glomerulus
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Detailed explanation-1: -Fluids comprising excess water, salt and metabolic waste products are extracted from the blood as it enters the Bowman’s capsule in the nephrons. This fluid in the Bowman’s capsule is called glomerular filtrate. It is similar to blood plasma except that it has almost no protein.
Detailed explanation-2: -Bowman’s capsule is a cup shaped structure that contains tuft of capillaries which help in the filtration of blood.
Detailed explanation-3: -It’s also described as being “cup-like.” The capsule is made up of two layers. One is the outer layer, called the parietal layer. This layer is made of body tissue known as simple squamous epithelium.
Detailed explanation-4: -The glomerulus is the network of capillaries present in the Bowman’s capsule.