<P> Filtration , which takes place at the renal corpuscle , is the process by which cells and large proteins are filtered from the blood to make an ultrafiltrate that eventually becomes urine . The kidney generates 180 liters of filtrate a day . The process is also known as hydrostatic filtration due to the hydrostatic pressure exerted on the capillary walls . </P>
the initial stage of blood filtration in the kidneys occurs in which portion of the nephron
renal corpuscle