Excretory Products and their EliminationHard
Question
In the kidney, glucose is mainly absorbed in
Options
A.Loop of Henle
B.Proximal convoluted tubules
C.Distal convoluted tubules
D.Bowman′s capsule
Solution
Proximal Convoluted Tubule (PCT): PCT is lined by simple cuboidal brush border epithelium which increases the surface area for reabsorption. Nearly all of the essential nutrients, and 70-80 per cent of electrolytes and water are reabsorbed by this segment
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