Select the correct statement about the nephrons.
A) The parietal layer of the glomerular capsule is simple squamous epithelium.
B) The glomerulus is correctly described as the proximal end of the proximal convoluted tubule.
C) Podocytes are the branching epithelial cells that line the tubules of the nephron.
D) Filtration slits are the pores that give fenestrated capillaries their name.

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The parietal layer of the glomerular capsule is indeed simple squamous epithelium.

Answer: D 
 Filtration slits are indeed the pores that give fenestrated capillaries their name. Podocytes are responsible for covering the glomerular capillaries and helping to regulate filtration, and the glomerulus is not the proximal end of the proximal convoluted tubule, but rather the site of the initial filtration of blood.

Select the Correct Statement About the Nephrons