alleryThe glomerulus is a tuft of capillaries formed by the
Aefferent arteriole
Brenal vein
Cafferent arteriole
Dperitubular capillary
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. afferent arteriole
1. Blood reaches the glomerulus through a fine branch of the renal artery.
2. That branch is the afferent arteriole, and it forms the tuft of capillaries.
3. Blood is then carried away by the efferent arteriole.
4. Reversing the two reverses the direction of blood flow through the filter.
_Source: syllabus Biology Ch16 'Excretory Products and their Elimination', section 16.1_
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