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The knot of blood vessel inside the Bowman's capsule is the?

A
Loop of Henle
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B
Glomerulus
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C
Renal artery
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D
Renal vein
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Solution

The correct option is C Glomerulus
The glomerulus is a tuft of small blood vessels called capillaries located within Bowman's capsule within the kidney. The Bowman's capsule surrounds a ball of capillaries called the capillary knot. high pressure is created in the capillary knot by the diameter of the capillary leaving the knot being narrower than the capillary entering.
Hence, the correct answer is (B)

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