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Question
The substance which is not reabsorbed into the blood capillaries surrounding the tuble of a nephron is mainly:
(a) glucose
(b) amino acid
(c) urea
(d) water
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Solution
(c) urea
Urea is not reabsorbed into the blood capillaries that surround the tubule of a nephron. However, glucose, amino acid and water are reabsorbed.
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