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  • The collagen protein containing layer of glomerulus is called Option: 1 Visceral layer

The collagen protein containing layer of glomerulus is called 

Option: 1

Visceral layer


Option: 2

Fenestrae


Option: 3

Basement membrane


Option: 4

Endothelium


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Nephrons : Renal Corpuscle and Filtration Membrane, Arterioles and Vasa Recta -

Filtration Membrane of Renal Corpuscle:

  • Filtration membrane is the series of layers which collectively determine the pore size through which water and small dissolved solutes exit the blood plasma to become the plasma filtrate in the renal corpuscle of the nephron of the kidney; it consists of three layers:  
    • The endothelium of glomerulus which is perforated by small holes called the fenestrae
    • The basement membrane of the glomerulus made up of a meshwork of collagen protein
    • The outer layer of podocyte's (the visceral layer of the glomerular capsule) 

 

Hence, the correct option is c. Basement membrane

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