HISTOLOGY
URINARY SYSTEM
Question
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Filtration + secretion + reabsorption
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Filtration + secretion-reabsorption
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Filtration-secretion + reabsorption
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The kidneys filter unwanted substances from the blood and produce urine to excrete them. There are three main steps of urine formation: glomerular filtration, reabsorption, and secretion. These processes ensure that only waste and excess water are removed from the body.
Detailed explanation-2: -Three processes are involved in urinary excretion: Filtration. Secretion. Reabsorption.
Detailed explanation-3: -Filtration is the mass movement of water and solutes from plasma to the renal tubule that occurs in the renal corpuscle. About 20% of the plasma volume passing through the glomerulus at any given time is filtered. This means that about 180 liters of fluid are filtered by the kidneys every day.
Detailed explanation-4: -Reabsorption refers to the absorption of these useful substances from the glomerular filtrate. Out of 125 litres of glomerular filtrate, only 1 litre is excreted as urine. This suggests that about 99% of filtrate is reabsorbed. The reabsorbed materials are sent back to the bloodstream.