Glomerular Blood Flow is Unique Because It Flows

Question

Glomerular blood flow is unique because it flows
A) through a glomerular portal vein.
B) directly from the renal artery into the glomerular capillaries.
C) from arteriole to capillary bed to arteriole.
D) from arteriole to capillary bed to vasa recta.
E) through the peritubular capillaries then into the glomerular capillaries.

Accepted Answer

Glomerular blood flow is unique because it flows from an arteriole (the afferent arteriole) to a capillary bed (the glomerular capillaries) and then to another arteriole (the efferent arteriole), unlike most other capillary beds in the body, which typically involve a flow from arteriole to capillary bed to venule.