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Maximum amount of water from the glomerular filtrate is reabsorbed in

Most water reabsorption occurs in the PCT and the rest occurs in the descending loop of Henle.

State if the following statements are true or false.

(i) The blood flows through glomerulus under great pressure.

(ii) Glomerular filtrate consists of many substances such as water, salts, glucose and white blood corpuscles.

(iii) Sodium chloride contained in glomerular filtrate is fully reabsorbed in the renal tubule.

(iv) Besides the normal constituents, the urine may pass out excess vitamins but not the antibiotics.

(v) Excessive uric acid and urine may produce kidney stones.

Excretion primarily involves

Which one of the following in real sense is NOT an excretory activity?

In humans, urea is formed in

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8. The Excretory System

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