Reabsorption of Water, Nutrients, and Required Salts Occurs in What

question 79

Multiple Choice

Reabsorption of water, nutrients, and required salts occurs in what part of the nephron?

• A) glomerulus
• B) distal convoluted tubule
• C) proximal convoluted tubule
• D) collecting duct
• E) loop of the nephron (loop of Henle)

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