Under normal conditions, the osmotic pressure gradient across the glomerular capillaries tends to move water
A) back into the capillaries.
B) into the parenchyma.
C) against its concentration gradient.
D) into the filtrate.
E) into the collecting duct.

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Osmotic pressure gradient across the glomerular capillaries tends to move water back into the capillaries due to the presence of proteins in the blood, which cannot pass through the capillary walls, thus creating an osmotic gradient that attracts water back into the capillaries.

Under Normal Conditions, the Osmotic Pressure Gradient Across the Glomerular