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What is the primary site of reabsorption of a nephron?

irina

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What is the primary site of reabsorption of a nephron?

a. PCT (proximal convoluted tubule)
b. DCT (distal convoluted tubule)
c. loop of Henle
d. renal corpuscle

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mikeandilia

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A. PCT"About 65 % of filtered solutes (mostly Na+ and its associated anions) and water are reabsorbed in the proximal tubule. Another 25 % of the filtered Na+ is reabsorbed in the ascending limb of Henle?s loop, 5 % in the distal convoluted tubule and 4 to 5 % in the collecting duct. "

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