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How does filtrate form? What pressures areinvolved?  What affect does each pressure have onformation? Trace a drop of filtrate from its formation to the pointwhere it turns into urine.  Explain ALLof the micro anatomy; and the physiology that occurs at eachmicroanatomical structure along the way.

Now trace the drop of urine from the point it becomes urine tothe point it is eliminated from the body.   Name allof the structures and substructures in order.

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The process of filtrate formation occurs at the filtration membrane which is located at the boundary between the glomerulus and Bowmans capsule The rate at which kidneys filter blood is called the Glomerular Filtration Rate The key driving force for the filtration process is the blood pressure as it enters the glomerulus This is offset to some extent by inward pressure due to the hydrostatic pressure of the fluid within the urinary space and the pressure generated by the proteins left in the capillaries that tend to pull water back into the circulatory system called as colloidal osmotic pressure Glomerular Filtration Rate is influenced by the hydrostatic pressure and colloid osmotic pressure on either side of the capillary membrane of the glomerulus As the filtration membrane limits the size of    See Answer
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