NEET Biology question

BiologyExcretory Products and Their EliminationNEET

Choose the correct one(s). I. Afferent arteriole carries the blood away from the glomerulus toward renal vein II. Efferent arteriole carries the blood to glomerulus III. Podocytes form minute spaces (slit pores) for the filtration of blood into Bowman's capsule IV. In Henle's loop, there is the most reabsorption of the major substances from the glomerular filtrate V. Distal convoluted tubule reabsorbs K⁺ ions into the surrounding blood capillaries The correct option is

Answer: (A)

Solution

Statement III is correct, as podocytes indeed form slit pores for filtration into Bowman's capsule; statement I is false because it is the afferent arteriole that carries blood to (not away from) the glomerulus, statement II is false because it is the efferent arteriole that

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