11 Questions
What is the major force that induces glomerular filtration?
Glomerular blood hydrostatic pressure
What is the hydrostatic pressure exerted against the filtration membrane by fluid already in the capsular space and renal tubule?
Bowman's Capsular hydrostatic pressure
What does CHP represent in the filtration process?
A pressure that opposes filtration
What is the colloid osmotic pressure gradient due to proteins in plasma but not in Bowman’s capsule?
Blood colloid osmotic pressure
Which pressure promotes filtration in the glomerular capillaries?
Glomerular blood hydrostatic pressure
What is the value of Glomerular blood hydrostatic pressure?
55 mmHg
What is the value of Bowman's Capsular hydrostatic pressure?
15 mmHg
Which pressure opposes filtration in the glomerular capillaries?
Bowman's Capsular hydrostatic pressure
What is the value of Blood colloid osmotic pressure?
30 mmHg
Which pressure gradient is due to proteins in plasma but not in Bowman’s capsule?
Blood colloid osmotic pressure
What is the term used to describe the pressure that opposes filtration and represents a "back pressure"?
Bowman's Capsular hydrostatic pressure
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