Question:

The pressure which favours filtration of blood in the kidney and the one which opposes the filtration of blood are ______and_____ respectively.

Updated On: Jun 21, 2022
  • glomerular hydrostatic pressure and glomerular osmotic pressure
  • capsular hydrostatic pressure and glomerular osmotic pressure
  • glomerular osmotic pressure and glomerular hydrostatic pressure
  • glomerular osmotic pressure and arterial pressure
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Answer (a) glomerular hydrostatic pressure and glomerular osmotic pressure
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Mechanism Human Excretory System

Excretory System Organs

Kidneys- Kidneys are bean-shaped structures located on either side of the backbone. In human each adult kidney size is 10-12 cm with a width of 5-7 cm and weighs around 120-170g and it have an inner concave structure.

Ureter - A pair of thin muscular tubes called the ureter. Ureter comes out of each kidney extending from the renal pelvis and it carries urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder.

Urinary Bladder - muscular sac-like structure which stores urine. The urinary bladder is emptied by the process of micturition.

Urethra- This tube comes out from the urinary bladder and helps to expel urine out of the body. It acts as the common route for sperms and urine in males.