Glomerular filtration
A) occurs in the loop of Henle.
B) is the process by which plasma water, electrolytes, and small molecules, which enter Bowman's capsule, are separated from blood cells and protein, which remain in the glomerular capillaries.
C) is the process by which a substance is transported from the tubular fluid to the peritubular capillaries.
D) both (a) and (b) above.
E) none of these answers.

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Glomerular filtration is the process by which plasma water, electrolytes, and small molecules, which enter Bowman's capsule, are separated from blood cells and protein, which remain in the glomerular capillaries. It does not occur in the loop of Henle, which is involved in the reabsorption of water and ions from the tubular fluid. Nor is it the process by which a substance is transported from the tubular fluid to the peritubular capillaries, which is known as tubular secretion.

Glomerular Filtration