MICROANATOMY

URINARY SYSTEM AND MALE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS

URINARY SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where does filtration of blood take place in the kidney?
A
Glomerulus
B
Renal tubule
C
Renal artery
D
Ureter
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Blood flows into your kidney through the renal artery. This large blood vessel branches into smaller and smaller blood vessels until the blood reaches the nephrons. In the nephron, your blood is filtered by the tiny blood vessels of the glomeruli and then flows out of your kidney through the renal vein.

Detailed explanation-2: -The force of hydrostatic pressure present in the glomerulus (that is the force of pressure exerted from the pressure of the blood vessels itself) is the driving force that pushes filtrate out of the capillaries into the slits in the nephron. Hence, the filtration of blood is carried out by malpighian body.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bowman’s capsule surrounds the glomerular capillary loops and participates in the filtration of blood from the glomerular capillaries. Bowman’s capsule also has a structural function and creates a urinary space through which filtrate can enter the nephron and pass to the proximal convoluted tubule.

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