Which Statement Is FALSE

question 251

Multiple Choice

Which statement is FALSE?

• A) The osmolarity of the medullary interstitial fluid always equilibrates with the descending limb of the loop of Henle.
• B) ACE inhibitor drugs promote diuresis by blocking the conversion of angiotensin I into angiotensin II.
• C) If a substance is filtered and secreted but not reabsorbed, its plasma clearance rate is always less than the GFR.
• D) A plasma clearance of 135 mL/min for a substance when the GFR is 125 mL/min indicates that net secretion of the substance occurs.

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Definitions:

Conditional Probability

The conditional probability of an event happening after it's established that another event has occurred.

P(B|A)

The likelihood that event B happens after event A has already taken place.

Mutually Exclusive

Two events that cannot happen at the same time, meaning the occurrence of one event means the other cannot occur.

P(A)

The probability of an event A occurring in a given statistical experiment or context.