Excretory Products and their EliminationHard
Question
In the nephron of rabbit, reabsorption of glucose occurs in :
Options
A.distal convoluted tubule
B.proximal convoluted tubule
C.ascending limb of Henle′s loop
D.descending limb of Henle′s loop
Solution
-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, ammonia and potassium ions into the filtrate and by absorption of HCO3– from it.
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