NEETZoologyExcretory Products and their Elimination
The glomerular capillary blood pressure causes filtration of blood through three layers in a sequence of
Options
- AEndothelium → Basement membrane → Epithelium of Bowman’s capsule
- BEpithelium of Bowman’s capsule → Endothelium → Basement membrane
- CBasement membrane → Endothelium → Epithelium of Bowman’s capsule
- DEpithelium of Bowman’s capsule → Basement membrane → Endothelium
Correct answer
A. Endothelium → Basement membrane → Epithelium of Bowman’s capsule
Step-by-step solution
On an average, 1100-1200 ml of blood is filtered by the kidneys per minute which constitute roughly 1/5th of the blood pumped out by each ventricle of the heart in a minute. The glomerular capillary blood pressure causes filtration of blood through 3 layers, i.e., the endothelium of glomerular blood vessels, the epithelium of Bowman’s capsule and a basement membrane between these two layers. The epithelial cells of Bowman’s capsule called podocytes are arranged in an intricate manner so as to leave some minute spac