NEET 2015 Biology question

Removal of proximal convoluted tubule from the nephron will result in:

(1)More concentrated urine
(2)No change in quality and quantity of urine
(3)No urine formation
(4)More diluted urineCorrect

Answer: (4)

Solution

The PCT reabsorbs nearly all essential nutrients and about 70-80 percent of the electrolytes and water of the glomerular filtrate (NCERT). If it is removed, this bulk reabsorption is lost, so a much larger volume of filtrate reaches the loop of Henle and later segments, which cannot

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Question ID VK-091749