EXCRETORY SYSTEM
KIDNEY
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
Glucose is reabsorbed from the proximal convoluted tubule by
|
|
osmosis
|
|
|
active transport
|
|
|
pinocytosis
|
|
|
None of the above
|
Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -So, the correct answer is ‘True’.
Detailed explanation-2: -Complete reabsorption of glucose takes place by simple cuboidal epithelium with a brush border lined cells of the proximal convoluted tubule by an active transport process. It requires energy as it takes place against the gradient. It is done with the help of several membrane transporters.
Detailed explanation-3: -Firstly, the glucose in the proximal tubule is co-transported with sodium ions into the proximal convoluted tubule walls via the SGLT2 cotransporter. Some (typically smaller) amino acids are also transported in this way.
There is 1 question to complete.