PATHOLOGY MCQ
URINARY SYSTEM
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Question
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The majority of the filtrate is made in the ____
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PCT
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DCT
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Loop of Henle
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Bowman’s Capsule
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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: -One-fifth of the plasma fluid is filtered out of the Bowman’s capsule. The filtration rate is 10-15mm Hg.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Bowman’s capsule surrounds the glomerulus (Fig. 7.4). It consists of two layers of epithelial cells-the outer parietal and the inner visceral layer. The epithelial cells that form the visceral layer of Bowman’s capsule are provided with foot-like processes known as podocytes (Fig.
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