PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

URINARY SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is least likely to be present in the glomerular filtrate (the filtrate produced by the nephron before it enters the loop of Henle) of a healthy adult nephron?
A
amino acids
B
glucose
C
electrolytes
D
large protein molecules
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Large molecular weight protein are too large to pass through the glomerulus and into the tubular filtrate. So large molecular weight proteins are least likely to be present in the glomerular filtrate.

Detailed explanation-2: -Platelets are not present in the initial filtrate of nephron.

Detailed explanation-3: -Proteins will be present in blood plasma, but not present in glomerular filtrate or urine. This is because proteins cannot pass across the basement membrane during ultrafiltration and thus cannot form part of the filtrate.

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