MICROANATOMY

URINARY SYSTEM AND MALE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS

URINARY SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The majority of the filtrate is made in the ____
A
PCT
B
DCT
C
Loop of Henle
D
Bowman’s Capsule
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: Most of the water filtered from the glomerular capillaries into Bowman’s capsule is reabsorbed by (b) passive diffusion out of the proximal tubule. About two-thirds of water reabsorption occurs in the proximal convoluted tubule of the nephron.

Detailed explanation-2: -The capsule helps the glomerulus to filter blood. Small molecules from the blood pass freely into Bowman’s space, but as long as the kidney filter is working normally, cells and large proteins stay in the blood.

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