In mammals, the filtrate leaves the blood by exiting from the ____.
A) efferent arteriole
B) peritubular capillaries
C) renal artery
D) afferent arteriole
E) glomerulus

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The filtrate leaves the blood by exiting from the glomerulus, which is a network of capillaries located at the beginning of a nephron in the kidney. This is where the initial process of filtration of blood takes place, allowing water and solutes smaller than proteins to pass into the Bowman's capsule.

In Mammals, the Filtrate Leaves the Blood by Exiting from the ____