Question

Which of the following statements concerning the composition of the filtrate formed by the renal corpuscle of the human kidney is correct?

• A. Blood and filtrate are identical in composition.
• B. Filtrate has a higher concentration of the waste product urea than blood does.
• C. The filtrate is similar to blood but without proteins and blood cells.
• D. The filtrate has a lower concentration of glucose than blood does.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Correct answer is (c) The filtrate is similar to blood but without proteins and blood cells.