Excretory Products And Their Elimination Ques 28

28. The maximum amount of electrolytes and water ( $70-80$ percent) from the glomerular filtrate is reabsorbed in which part of the nephron?

(a) Ascending limb of loop of Henle

(b) Distal convoluted tubule

(c) Proximal convoluted tubule

(d) Descending limb of loop of Henle

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Answer : c

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(c) Nearly all the essential nutrients, and 70-80 percent of electrolytes and $H_2 O$ are reabsorbed by proximal convoluted tubules.