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What is the role of glomerulus in the kidney?

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In the kidney, the function of glomerulus is to filter the blood passing through it.

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पाठ 1: Life Processes - Exercise 3 [पृष्ठ ७३]

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लखमीर सिंह Biology (Science) [English] Class 10
पाठ 1 Life Processes
Exercise 3 | Q 27 | पृष्ठ ७३

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Afferent arteriole, renal vein, secondary capillary network, glomerulus, efferent arteriole.


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8. U-shaped loop of Henle

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