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* These capillaries do not connect to venules as with other capillaries
 
* These capillaries do not connect to venules as with other capillaries
 
* Blood flows into these capillaries through a wide afferent arteriole and leaves through a narrower efferent arteriole
 
* Blood flows into these capillaries through a wide afferent arteriole and leaves through a narrower efferent arteriole
* The flow from the efferant arteriole enters the [[Peritubular Capillaries - Anatomy & Physiology|peritubular capillaries]] surrounding the proximal tubule
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* The flow from the efferant arteriole enters the [[The Formation of the Filtrate by the Glomerular Apparatus- Anatomy & Physiology#Pressure in the Peritubular Capillaries|peritubular capillaries]] surrounding the proximal tubule
 
* This change in diameter maintains a high filtration pressure which is essential for filtration
 
* This change in diameter maintains a high filtration pressure which is essential for filtration
 
* Also the blood entering the afferent arteriole is at very high pressure already as it from the renal artery
 
* Also the blood entering the afferent arteriole is at very high pressure already as it from the renal artery

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