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Q.

In a healthy man, glucose is not found in urine. Which one of the following statements justifies this?

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a

The filtration membrane is permeable to urea but impermeable to glucose

b

Glucose is neither filtered nor secreted into the renal tubule

c

Glucose is completely reabsorbed into the blood from the proximal convoluted tubule

d

Tubular cells utilise glucose to generate ATP required for active transport

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

Glucose is filtered because it is a micromolecule. It is a high threshold substance. Normally it is completely reabsorbed into the peritubular capillaries from PCT by active transport.

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