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State the reason for the high hydrostatic pressure in the glomerulus

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It is because the afferent arteriole, which delivers blood to the glomerulus, has little vascular resistance because it is short and wide. So the pressure decrease is smaller compared to other tissues. And the pressure in capillaries of glomeruli is so high because it is specialized for filtration.

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