What causes the liquid part of the blood to filter out from the glomerulus into the renal tubule _________________.

Osmosis

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High (hydrostatic) pressure

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Solution

The correct option is B High (hydrostatic) pressure
The glomerular capillaries are narrower than the afferent renal arterioles. Therefore the blood pressure in the glomerular capillaries become very high so that the liquid part of blood to filter out from the glomerulus into
the renal tubule.

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