- Blood enters the kidney via the renal artery and leaves via the renal vein. - Filtration occurs in the glomerulus within Bowman's capsule. - Reabsorption of useful substances like glucose happens in the renal tubules. - Reabsorbed substances return to the blood circulating around the tubules, which drains into the renal vein.
With reference to the work of human kidney, consider the following statements: After the waste is removed in the kidney, the cleaner blood is sent back through renal artery. From Bowman’s capsule, the filtered liquid passes through tiny tubes where much of the glucose is reabsorbed and sent back to the blood in the renal vein. Which of these statements is/the correct?
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2003 · Topic: Excretory System (Mechanism of Urine Formation: Selective Reabsorption in Renal Tubules)
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