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After the renal corpuscle, the capillaries form which vessel next?

AThe efferent arteriole
BThe main renal vein
CThe arcuate artery
DThe segmental artery
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. The efferent arteriole
1. Blood enters the glomerulus through the afferent arteriole. 2. After passing through the renal corpuscle, the capillaries form a second arteriole, the efferent arteriole. 3. Segmental and arcuate arteries branch earlier, upstream of the nephron. _Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology (CC BY 4.0), Ch 25 "The Urinary System", section Nephrons and Vessels_
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