Excretory Products and their EliminationHard
Question
Sodium, water and phosphate reabsorption is maximum in
Options
A.Loop of Henle
B.Proximal tubule
C.Distal tubule
D.Collecting tubule
Solution
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. PCT also helps to maintain the pH and ionic balance of the body fluids by selective secretion of hydrogen ions,
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