A nurse educator is orientating new nurses to a renal unit of the hospital. Which teaching point should the nurse include as part of a review of normal glomerular function?
a) "The glomerulus is located between an arteriole and a venule that work together to regulate blood flow."
b) "Glomerular filtrate is very similar in composition to blood plasma found elsewhere in circulation."
c) "Dilation of the afferent arteriole allows more blood into the nephron and increases the glomerular filtration rate."
d) "Nephrons are delicate structures that cannot endure the high pressure that exists in capillary beds elsewhere in the body."
Answer: b) "Glomerular filtrate is very similar in composition to blood plasma found elsewhere in circulation."
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