The glomerular capillary blood pressure is higher than capillary pressure elsewhere in the body primarily because the afferent arteriole has a larger diameter than the efferent arteriole

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


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a. true b. false

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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