PATHOLOGY MCQ
URINARY SYSTEM
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Question
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Water is reabsorbed from the proximal convolutions by which process?
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diffusion
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active transport
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osmosis
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facilitated diffusion
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In loop of Henle, water is reabsorbed by the process of osmosis.
Detailed explanation-2: -Most of the solute reabsorbed in the proximal tubule is in the form of sodium bicarbonate and sodium chloride, and about 70% of the sodium reabsorption occurs here.
Detailed explanation-3: -Water is reabsorbed by a process called osmosis; the diffusion of water from an area of high water potential to an area of low water potential through a partially permeable membrane.
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