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Blood is specially filtered in glomerulus because glomerular walls are porous, and the fraction of reaching here provides the filtration pressure :

Correct answer: B. Blood Pressure

  • A. Osmotic Pressure
  • B. Blood Pressure
  • C. Interstitial Pressure
  • D. Diffusion Pressure

Explanation

The net filtration pressure (NFP) at the glomemlus is the difference between the net hydrostatic pressure and the blood colloid osmotic pressure acting across the glomemlar capillaries. This is the average pressure forcing water and dissolved materials out of the glomemlar capillaries into the capsular space.

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