In: Anatomy and Physiology
There are two routes for eliminating solutes from the circulation. The first is _______, which transfers solutes directly from the blood to the tubular lumen, and the other is _______, which transfers solutes from peritubular capillaries to interstitial fluid, and from there through tubular cells into the tubular lumen.
Multiple Choice
passive transport; active transport
filtration; tubular secretion
filtration; passive transport
tubular secretion; filtration
Answer
There are two routes for eliminating solutes from the circulation. The first is filtration, which transfers solutes directly from the blood to the tubular lumen, and the other is tubular secretion, which transfers solutes from peritubular capillaries to interstitial fluid, and from there through tubular cells into the tubular lumen.
- Glomerular filtration is the first route for solutes to enter
tubular lumen. Capillary hyrdrostatic pressure facilitates
filtration of solutes into Bowman's capsule.
- The soutes filtered include : Glucose, amino acids, drugs,
hormones, NaCl, water
- Tubular secretion is another route for solutes to enter tubular
lumen. Solutes such as H+ ions, ammonia, creatinine, urea are
secreted into the tubule lumen by peritubular capillaries.
The pathway is : Pertubular capillary
Interstitial fluid
Cells of tubular wall
Tubular lumen.
Option B) Filtration; Tubular secretion