NEETBiologyExcretory Products and Their EliminationMCQ+4 / −1
The maximum amount of electrolytes and water (70 80 percent) from the glomerular filtrate is reabsorbed in which part of the nephron?
- AAscending limb of loop of Henle
- BDistal convoluted tubule
- CProximal convoluted tubule
- DDescending limb of loop of Henle
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Correct answer: C
Nearly all the essential nutrients, and 70-80 percent of electrolytes and H2O are reabsorbed by proximal convoluted tubules.
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