Question

1a - Which has the higher outward hydrostatic pressure?

a. glomerular capillary

b. Peritubular capillary along the proximal convoluted tube

1b - True or False? Right after the blood comes out of the glomerulus, the capillary (along the proximal convoluted tubule) becomes wider, which lowers the hydrostatic pressure

Answer 1

1. a .Glomerular capillary (a)

     Glomerular capillary is having higher outward hydrostatic pressure than peritubular capillary along the proximal covoluted tube .  The hydrostatic pressure of the peritubular capillaries is low because much of the intravascular pressure is lost after blood passes through the afferent and efferent arterioles.

1 b . True.

  After when the blood comes out of the glomerulus, the capillary along the proximal convoluted tubule becomes wider and lowers the hydrostatic pressure