what is mean by "tuft of capillaries formed bythe afferent arteriole"
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Afferent arteriole, it is defined as when blood enters the kidney by the renal artery which branches into finer arteries before entering the glomerulus of a renal corpuscle as an afferent arteriole. Glomerulus is formed by the a group of small or finer blood vessels or capillaries which are formed by the afferent arteriole.
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Afferent arteriole, it is defined as when blood enters the kidney by the renal artery which branches into finer arteries before entering the glomerulus of a renal corpuscle as an afferent arteriole. Glomerulus is formed by the a group of small or finer blood vessels or capillaries which are formed by the afferent arteriole.
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