URINARY SYSTEM AND MALE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS
URINARY SYSTEM
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Question
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During urine production, a number of waste products can be excreted. When comparing the following categories of waste products, which substance would be least likely to be reabsorbed by a normal, healthy patient?
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amino acids
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glucose
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sodium
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urea
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Nitrogenous wastes excreted in urine include urea, creatinine, ammonia, and uric acid.
Detailed explanation-2: -Urea is the most common form of nitrogenous waste in human body fluids.
Detailed explanation-3: -Urea is concentrated within the collecting-duct lumen (by water reabsorption) until it reaches the terminal IMCD, where it is reabsorbed by the urea transporters UT-A1 and UT-A3.
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