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Bulk Flow: Filtration and Reabsorption
Tubular Secretion
Diagram showing the basic physiologic mechanisms of the kidney and the three steps involved in urine formation.
This diagram of the urinary excretion process indicates afferent and efferent arterioles, glomerular capillaries, Bowman's capsule, renal veins, and peritubular capillaries.
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