Identify the Base $10 ^ { 2 }$ A) $- 2$ B) 10
C) 2
D) 20

question 209

Multiple Choice

Identify the base. Do not evaluate.
- $10 ^ { 2 }$

• A) \(- 2\)
• B) 10
• C) 2
• D) 20

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Definitions:

Nephron

The basic structural and functional unit of the kidney, responsible for filtering blood and producing urine.

Ascending Loop

A section of the nephron in the kidney where salt and water are reabsorbed into the blood, crucial for urine concentration.

Distal Convoluted Tubule

A portion of the kidney nephron that functions in the reabsorption of water, sodium, and chloride and in the regulation of potassium and acid-base balance.

Proximal Convoluted Tubule

A part of the nephron in the kidney where the filtration of blood takes place, responsible for the reabsorption of water, ions, and nutrients.