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Q. Effective net filtration pressure in the glomerulus in kidney of man is about

Excretory Products and their Elimination

Solution:

1. GHP (Glomerular Hydrostatic Pressure): Pressure in the glomerulus. It is about 75 mm Hg
2. BCOP (Blood Colloidal Osm otic Pressure) : It is due to the plasma proteins (albumin, globulin and fibrinogen) in the glomeruli
• Plasma proteins are not filtered
• BCOP opposes filtration and is about 32 mm Hg