Multiple Choice
Which organ system is primarily responsible for transporting nutrients, gases, and wastes throughout the fetal pig's body as seen in a labeled diagram?
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1. Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology
Introduction to Organ Systems
Multiple Choice
Blood leaves the glomerulus through a blood vessel called the:
A
afferent arteriole
B
renal vein
C
peritubular capillary
D
efferent arteriole
Verified step by step guidance1
Step 1: Understand the structure of the nephron, which is the functional unit of the kidney. The nephron includes the glomerulus, a network of capillaries where blood filtration begins.
Step 2: Learn the flow of blood in the nephron. Blood enters the glomerulus through the afferent arteriole, which is a small artery that brings blood into the glomerular capillaries.
Step 3: Recognize that after filtration occurs in the glomerulus, the remaining blood exits through the efferent arteriole. This vessel carries blood away from the glomerulus and leads to other capillary networks, such as the peritubular capillaries.
Step 4: Differentiate between the efferent arteriole and other vessels like the renal vein (which carries filtered blood away from the kidney) and the peritubular capillaries (which are involved in reabsorption and secretion processes).
Step 5: Confirm that the efferent arteriole is the correct answer because it is the specific vessel responsible for carrying blood away from the glomerulus after filtration.
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