One Feature of Renal Blood Circulation That Makes It Unique

question 90

Multiple Choice

One feature of renal blood circulation that makes it unique is that

• A) there is a double set of venules.
• B) blood flows from arterioles into venules.
• C) blood flows from venules into arterioles.
• D) each nephron has at least two capillary networks.
• E) the nephron is only associated with the glomerulus.

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