A glomerulus is

A) the expanded end of a nephron.
B) a knot of capillaries within the renal corpuscle.
C) the middle segment of the renal tubule.
D) attached to the collecting duct.
E) the horseshoe-shaped segment of the nephron.


Answer: B

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