Answer:
False
Explanation:
Capsular hydrostatic pressure is not the chief force pushing water and solutes out of the blood and across the filtration membrane.
The glomerular blood hydrostatic pressure (GBHP) is the chief force that pushes water and solutes out of the blood and across the filtration membrane.
Capsular hydrostatic pressure is the mechanical pressure and the chief force that opposes filtration. Capsular hydrostatic pressure slows the rate of filtrate production across the filtration membrane. During filtration in the Bowman’s capsule, the elastic recoil of the glomerular capsule places the capsular hydrostatic pressure (a back pressure of about 18 mm Hg) on the plasma filtrate and this pressure pushes back the dissolved solutes and water into the capillaries of the glomerulus.
