Blood flow through the aggregate afferent arterioles (the sum of all the blood flow through the
afferent arterioles) is approximately equal to
A) blood flow through the aggregate efferent arteriole
B) blood flow through the renal vein
C) blood flow through the peritubular capillaries
D) blood flow through the vasa recta
E) the sum of blood flow through the vasa recta and efferent arterioles

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Blood flow through the aggregate afferent arterioles is approximately equal to blood flow through the renal vein because the renal vein collects all the blood that has passed through the kidneys, which initially enters through the afferent arterioles.

Blood Flow Through the Aggregate Afferent Arterioles (The Sum of All