NEET 2010 · Class 11

Excretory Products and their Elimination

Which one of the following statements in regard to the excretion by the human kidneys is correct?

  1. (A)Descending limb of loop of Henle is impermeable to water.
  2. (B)Distal convoluted tubule is incapable of reabsorbing HCO3-.
  3. (C)Nearly 99 per cent of the glomerular filtrate is reabsorbed by the renal tubules.
  4. (D)Ascending limb of loop of Henle is impermeable to electrolytes.

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

A comparison of the volume of the filtrate formed per day (180 litres per day) with that of the urine released (1.5 litres), suggest that nearly 99 per cent of the filtrate has to be reabsorbed by the renal tubules.

Chapter
Excretory Products and their Elimination
Section
16.2 URINE FORMATION
Page
4
Words matched
40 of 40

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0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span directly states 'nearly 99 per cent of the filtrate has to be reabsorbed by the renal tubules,' which matches option C exactly and distinguishes it from the other options.

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