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Blood pressure drives filtration in the ____.

a. plasma
b. glomerulus
c. urethra
d. sodium-potassium pumps
e. renal artery

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Answer:

B

Step-by-step explanation:

The force of hydrostatic pressure in the glomerulus (the force of pressure exerted from the pressure of the blood vessel itself is the driving force that pushes filtrate out of the capillaries and into the slits in the nephron.

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