In the Kidneys, the Process by Which Water Is Reabsorbed

question 213

Multiple Choice

In the kidneys, the process by which water is reabsorbed from the renal filtrate is:

• A)passive transport
• B)active transport
• C)osmosis
• D)pinocytosis

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A parameter that identifies the scale of variation or dispersion among data values relative to their average.

Binomial Random Variables

A type of random variable that arises from Bernoulli trials and describes the number of successes in a fixed number of trials.

Normal Approximation

Normal approximation is a statistical method that involves approximating a binomial distribution to a normal distribution under certain conditions, facilitating easier calculations.

Positively Skewed

A distribution of data where most values are concentrated on the left side, with a long tail extending to the right.