ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

URINARY SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where is glucose reabsorbed in the process of filtration?
A
glomerular filtration
B
tubular reabsorption
C
tubular secretion
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Under normal circumstances, up to 180 g/day of glucose is filtered by the renal glomerulus and virtually all of it is subsequently reabsorbed in the proximal convoluted tubule .

Detailed explanation-2: -Most of the glucose entering the tubular system is reabsorbed along the nephron segments, primarily in the proximal tubule, such that urine is almost free of glucose. This is different in diabetes, where the filtered glucose exceeds the transport capacity of the tubular system for glucose and glucosuria occurs.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tubular reabsorption of glucose is an important process that occurs in the kidneys to maintain normal blood glucose levels. When blood is filtered through the glomeruli in the kidneys, glucose is freely filtered into the tubular fluid of the nephron.

Detailed explanation-4: -Reabsorption is the movement of water and solutes from the tubule back into the plasma. Reabsorption of water and specific solutes occurs to varying degrees over the entire length of the renal tubule. Bulk reabsorption, which is not under hormonal control, occurs largely in the proximal tubule.

Detailed explanation-5: -Tubular reabsorption is the process that moves solutes and water out of the filtrate and back into your bloodstream. This process is known as reabsorption, because this is the second time they have been absorbed; the first time being when they were absorbed into the bloodstream from the digestive tract after a meal.

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