Question

The blood in the arteries when subjected to high pressure, it is filtered out from the blood capillaries into the Bowman's capsule.This process is known as ___.

Answer 1

The high pressure forces small molecules such as water, glucose, amino acids, sodium chloride and urea through the filter, from the blood in the glomerular capsule across the basement membrane of the Bowman's capsule and into the nephron. This process is called ultrafiltration