PATHOLOGY MCQ
URINARY SYSTEM
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Question
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What is located within the glomerular capsule?
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the renal cortex
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a knot of capillaries
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the loop of nephron
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -It consists of a knot of capillaries (glomerulus) surrounded by a double-walled capsule (Bowman’s capsule) that opens into a tubule. Blood pressure forces plasma minus its macromolecules (e.g., proteins) from the glomerular capillaries into the Bowman’s capsule.
Detailed explanation-2: -What is located within the glomerular capsule? *The glomerulus, a knot of capillaries, is located inside the glomerular capsule. A nephron is a two-way system with glomerular filtrate traveling back and forth within the nephron.
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