Where does filtration exclusively occur in the kidney?
A) across the glomerular capsule into the proximal convoluted tubule
B) across the filtration membrane in the renal corpuscle
C) across the simple squamous cells of the loop of Henle
D) across the proximal convoluted tubule into the peritubular capillaries
E) across the nephron loop into the vasa recta
Answer: B
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