Question

Renal function is associated with the blood pressure in the glomerulus.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

Glomerular filtration is the first step in making urine. It is the process that kidneys use to filter excess fluid and waste products out of the blood into the urine collecting tubules of the kidney, so they may be eliminated from the body.

The rate at which kidneys filter blood is called the glomerular filtration rate. The main driving force for the filtering process or outward pressure is the blood pressure as it enters the glomerulus. This is counteracted to some extent by inward pressure due to the hydrostatic pressure of the fluid within the urinary space, and the pressure generated by the proteins left in the capillaries that tend to pull water back into the circulatory system (colloidal osmotic pressure). The net filtration pressure is the outward pressure minus the inward pressure.

So, the correct option is 'True'.