Excretory Products And Their Elimination Ques 32
32. Which one of the following correctly explains the function of a specific part of a human nephron?
[2011]
(a) Podocytes create minute spaces (slit pores) for the filtration of blood into the Bowman’s capsule
(b) Henle’s loop : most reabsorption of water and ions from the glomerular filtrate
(c) Distal convoluted tubule : reabsorption of $K^{+}$ions into the surrounding blood capillaries
(d) Afferent arteriole: carries the blood into the glomerular capsule towards renal vein.
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Answer : a
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(a) Podocytes are highly specialized cells with a complex cytoarchitecture that plays a major role in establishing the selective permeability of the glomerular filtration barrier.
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