The Renal Threshold Is the

question 16

Multiple Choice

The renal threshold is the

• A)maximum amount of a particular substance that can be excreted in the urine per unit of time
• B)maximum amount of a particular substance that the tubular cells are capable of actively reabsorbing per unit of time
• C)plasma concentration of a particular substance at which its Tm is reached and the substance first appears in the urine
• D)maximum amount of waste products that can be concentrated in the urine per unit of time
• E)maximum amount of water that can be osmotically absorbed across the tubules per unit of time

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