MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

PHYSIOLOGY

RENAL AND ACID BASE PHYSIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What causes the osmotic imbalance that obligates water to move out of the filtrate in the PCT?
A
Movement of Na+ and Cl-into the blood
B
Movement of K+ and Ca+ into the interstitial space
C
The opening of temporary aquaporin-1 channels
D
Movement of sodium out of the blood
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -As blood flows through the glomerulus, blood pressure pushes water and solutes from the capillaries into the capsule through a filtration membrane. This glomerular filtration begins the urine formation process.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Explanation: The loop of Henle is essential for creating an ion gradient in the renal medulla (the inner part of the kidney). In the descending limb of the loop of Henle, water is removed from the filtrate by aquaporin proteins (water channels).

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