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Question
Identify the biological term
A ball of inter twined capillaries.
Options
Excretion
glomerulus
urinary bladder
glomerular filtrate
ureters
urine
Bowman’s capsule
urinary system
reabsorption
micturition
osmosis
proteins
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Solution
glomerulus
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