Saturday, April 2, 2016

2.74 Understand that selective reabsorption of glucose occurs at the proximal convoluted tubule


Pretty self explanatory. Basically, glucose is re-absorbed in the proximal convoluted tubule (aka the first twisty tube). This is because glucose is needed in the body for respiration. It is removed in the nephron (which is the entire yellow structure shown in the diagram above) and taken back into the blood stream.

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