A cluster of blood capillaries in a renal corpuscle is called the:
A. nephron loop
B. corpuscle
C. nephron
D. glomerulus
d
Rationale: A renal corpuscle consists of a filtering unit composed of a cluster of blood capillaries called a glomerulus and a surrounding thin-walled, sac-like structure called a glomerular capsule.
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What will be an ideal response?
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