Why Is Glucose NOT Normally Found in the Urine

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Multiple Choice

Why is glucose NOT normally found in the urine?

• A)Glucose does not get filtered out of glomerulus.
• B)Glucose is not found in the blood.
• C) Glucose is usually reabsorbed by renal tubule cells.
• D) Glucose is kept in the blood.

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Definitions:

Glycolysis

A metabolic pathway that breaks down glucose into pyruvate, releasing energy and pyruvic acid in the process, occurring in the cytoplasm of cells.

ATP

Adenosine triphosphate. Nucleotide that consists of an adenine base, a ribose sugar, and three phosphate groups. Functions as a subunit of RNA and as a coenzyme in many reactions. Important energy carrier.

Aerobic Respiration

A process in living organisms involving the production of energy, with oxygen as the final electron acceptor, and resulting in the production of carbon dioxide and water.

Electron Acceptor

A chemical entity that accepts electrons transferred to it from another compound, crucial in energy production and metabolic processes.