Biology
Fill in the blanks in the following passage to make it a meaningful description.
In a nephron, the …………… flows through the …………… under great pressure. The reason for this great pressure is that the …………… (outgoing) …………… is narrower than the …………… (incoming). This high pressure causes the …………… part of the blood to filter out from the …………… into the …………… capsule.
Answer
In a nephron, the blood flows through the glomerulus under great pressure. The reason for this great pressure is that the efferent (outgoing) arteriole is narrower than the afferent arteriole (incoming). This high pressure causes the liquid part of the blood to filter out from the glomerulus into the renal capsule.
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