Question

What role does blood pressure play during glomerular filtration?

Answer 1

GLOMERULUS: The Glomerulus is the filtering unit of the excretory organ and consists of a network of capillaries and extremely differentiated animal tissue cells, the podocytes, that regulate selective filtration of blood into an ultrafiltrate that may become ultimately an excretory product.

1. The role of blood pressure during glomerular filtration involves:
2. Due to this high pressure, the liquid portion of the blood is filtered out from the glomerulus and passes into the Bowman's capsule to enter the renal tubule.
3. The fluid which is entering in the renal tubule is now known as glomerular filtrate or primary urine.