Filtration

Question 1

Glomerulus

Answer 1

High pressure capillary bed, this pressure forces substances and water from the bed into the bowman’s capsule in the nephron

-all materials except protein and red blood cells are filtered

Question 2

What is filtered

Answer 2

All materials except protein and red blood cells are filtered

Question 3

Blood pressure in the glomerulus

Answer 3

Blood pressure is 4x higher in the glomerulus

Question 4

Filtrate

Answer 4

Materials filtered into the nephrons from the plasma