The main force pushing water and solutes out of the blood across the filtration membrane is ________
A) glomerular blood pressure
B) the size of the podocytes
C) the thickness of the capillary endothelium
D) None of the listed responses is correct.
A
Explanation:
B) The size of the podocytes is not a force that pushes water and solutes across the filtration membrane.
C) The thickness of the capillary endothelium is not the force pushing water and solutes across the filtration membrane.
D) One of the listed answers is correct.
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