What is the glomerulus?

What is the glomerulus?
  1. A common collecting duct
  2. A tuft of capillaries formed from afferent arterioles
  3. A renal tubule
  4. A Malpighian corpuscle

Solution

The glomerulus is a tuft of capillaries formed from afferent arterioles, fine branches of renal artery.

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