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NEET2007ZoologyExcretory Products and their EliminationActual

The net pressure gradient that causes the fluid to filter out of the glomeruli into the capsule is

Options

  1. A20 mm Hg
  2. B75 mm Hg
  3. C30 mm Hg
  4. D50 mm Hg

Correct answer

A. 20 mm Hg

Step-by-step solution

Kidneys help in the formation of urine, from the blood flowing through glomerular capillaries. About 20 % of plasma fluid filters out into the Bowman's capsule through a thin glomerular-capsular membrane due to a net or effective filtration of about 10 to 15 mm Hg . So, the nearest option is (1).

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