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Glomerular filtrate from glomerulus is carried to which part of the nephron?


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Nephron:

  • The nephron is the basic unit of the kidney.
  • Nephron does ultrafiltration.
  • Nephron allows excretion of the maximum toxin through urine.

Glomerulus:

  • The glomerulus is referred to as the filtering unit of the kidney.
  • The glomerulus has a specialized bundle of capillaries.
  • The role of the glomerulus is to filter blood.
  • From the nephron, blood enters the glomerulus(a tiny cluster of blood vessels).

The glomerular filtrate from the glomerulus is carried to:

  • A nephron is coined as the functional unit of the kidney.
  • The glomerular filtrate from the glomerulus is carried to the proximal convoluted tubule part of the renal tubule.
  • The proximal convoluted tubule is in the renal cortex of the medulla.
  • It is responsible for both re-absorption and secretion.
  • The other parts of the renal tubule include a loop of henle, a distal convoluted tubule, and a collecting duct.


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