NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

HISTOLOGY

URINARY SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The rate of which a particular chemical is removed from the plasma is called the
A
glomerular filtration rate
B
renal capacity
C
renal clearance
D
none of these is correct
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: -Clearance is equal to the rate at which a drug is removed from plasma(mg/min) divided by the concentration of that drug in the plasma (mg/mL). 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: -The rate at which substances are removed from the blood by the kidneys is called the glomerular filtration rate.

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