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6. Blood enters the glomerulus from what, and exits through what?
- Enters through afferent artery and exits through efferent vein.
- Enters through efferent arteriole, exits through afferent arteriole.
- Enters through afferent arteriole, exits through efferent arteriole.
- Enters through afferent arteriole, exits through afferent vein.
7. Approximately how much fluid is filtered through the Bowmans' capsules each day?
- 50 pints
- 180 litres
- 25 litres
- 100 litres
- 8 pints
8. Blood that has passed through the glomerulus has a very negative water potential. Why is this important?
- This helps water be reabsorbed later on.
- Because there are lots of proteins in it.
- Not as much carbon dioxide can be dissolved in the blood, which makes the pH higher.