The maximum amount of electrolytes and water (70-80%) from the glomerular filtrate is reabsorbed in which part of the nephron?
Ascending limb of loop of Henle
Distal convoluted tubule
Proximal convoluted tubule
Descending limb of loop of Henle
A
Proximal convoluted tubule
B
Ascending limb of loop of Henle
C
Distal convoluted tubule
D
Descending limb of loop of Henle
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Proximal convoluted tubule is the first coiled segment of the renal tubule, which receives the plasma filtrate from the renal corpuscle and glomerulus. Most of the volume of the fitrate solution is reabsobed in the proximal convoluted tubule (PCT).
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