Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. A major role of the urinary system is the excretion of wastes.
2. The ureters pass anterior to the bladder and enter it from below.
3. Cells in the cleft between the afferent and efferent arterioles and among capillaries of the glomerulus are known as mesangial cells.
4. The fenestrated endothelium of the capillary has pores small enough to exclude blood cells from the filtrate.


1. True
2. False
3. True
4. True

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