Select the Correct Statement About the Nephrons

question 46

Multiple Choice

Select the correct statement about the nephrons.

• A)Filtration slits are the pores that give fenestrated capillaries their name.
• B)Podocytes are the branching epithelial cells that line the tubules of the nephron.
• C)The parietal layer of the glomerular capsule is simple squamous epithelium.
• D)The glomerulus is correctly described as the proximal end of the proximal convoluted tubule.

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