An Important Difference Between a Cuboidal Epithelial Cell of the Proximal

question 97

Multiple Choice

An important difference between a cuboidal epithelial cell of the proximal versus the distal convoluted tubules is that

• A) the former only secretes, the latter only filters.
• B) only one has a folded basolateral membrane containing enzymes for ion transport.
• C) one lies in the renal cortex, the other in the medulla.
• D) the proximal tubule cells have long microvilli that are fewer than or absent from the distal tubule cells.

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