Urine formation begins with the filtration of blood through epithelial walls of the glomerulus and Bowman’s capsule. The filtrate is called as the ___________.

Bowman’sfiltrate

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Epithelial filtrate

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Glomerular filtrate

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is C Glomerular filtrate
Glomerular filtration:

Urine formation begins with the filtration of blood through epithelial walls of the glomerulus and Bowman’s capsule.

The filtrate is called as the glomerular filtrate.

Both essential and non-essential substances present in the blood are filtered.

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\begin{matrix} A & B (1) & Outer & : & Glomerulus (2) & Outer & : & Bowman’s capsule (3) & Inner & : & Glomerulus (4) & Inner & : & Bowman’s capsule \end{matrix}

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