BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)
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Chapter 37, Problem 5SA
Plasma fluid filtered into Bowman’s capsule flows directly into the ________.
a. renal artery | c. distal tubule |
b. proximal tubule | d. loop of Henle |
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