What Starling Force, Which Drives Fluid Out of the Glomerulus

question 85

Multiple Choice

What Starling force, which drives fluid out of the glomerulus, is relatively high (~60 mm Hg) due to the resistance of the efferent arterioles?

• A) glomerular filtration
• B) glomerular oncotic
• C) Bowman's capsule hydrostatic
• D) Bowman's capsule oncotic
• E) glomerular capillary hydrostatic

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Definitions:

Ganglion Cells

Type of neurons located in the retina of the eye that receive visual information from photoreceptors and transmit it to the brain via the optic nerve.

Blind Spot

The point in the visual field that lacks light-detecting photoreceptor cells, where the optic nerve passes through the optic disk of the retina.

Fovea

A tiny indentation in the eye's retina where the sharpest vision occurs.

Rods

Cells in the retina known as photoreceptors are crucial for enabling vision in dimly lit environments.