BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)
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Chapter 37, Problem 6SA
Blood pressure forces water and small solutes out of blood and into nephrons during ________.
| a. glomerular filtration | c. tubular secretion |
| b. tubular reabsorption | d. both a and c |
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