A ____ is composed of a mass of capillaries called a glomerulus and is where blood filtration occurs.
A. renal corpuscle
B. renal tubule
C. glomerular capsule
D. proximal convoluted tubule
E. minor calyx
A. renal corpuscle
A renal corpuscle is composed of a mass of capillaries called a glomerulus. Blood filtration occurs in the renal corpuscle.
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