URINARY SYSTEM AND MALE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS
URINARY SYSTEM
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Question
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The rate of which a particular chemical is removed from the plasma is called the
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glomerular filtration rate
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renal capacity
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renal clearance
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none of these is correct
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Renal clearance of a substance refers to how quickly a particular substance is removed from the plasma by the kidney and excreted in urine.
Detailed explanation-2: -The total ability of the body to clear a drug from the plasma is renal clearance plus hepatic clearance plus clearance from all other tissues.
Detailed explanation-3: -Renal clearance (CLR) is the net result of glomerular filtration of unbound drug plus tubular secretion minus tubular reabsorption. An acute or chronic reduction in GFR results in a decrease in CLR.
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