URINARY SYSTEM AND MALE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS
URINARY SYSTEM
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Question
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Potassium ions enter the ____ by ____
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a proximal tubule, diffusion
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proximal tubule, active transport
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distal tubule, diffusion
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distal tubule, active transport
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -As fluid travels down the DCT, the luminal potassium concentration increases, indicating that net K+ secretion occurs along the distal tubule. In the early DCT, the rate of K+ secretion is low, but it increases significantly in the late DCT (68–70).
Detailed explanation-2: -In the proximal tubule, K+ absorption is primarily passive and proportional to Na+ and water (Figure 3). K+ reabsorption in the thick ascending limb of Henle occurs through both transcellular and paracellular pathways.
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