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A large quantity of fluid is filtered everyday by nephrons in the kidneys but only about 1 of it is excreted as urine. The remaining 99 of the filtrate

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is stored in the urinary bladder
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is re-absorbed into the blood
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gets collected in the renal pelvis
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is lost as sweat
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The correct option is B is re-absorbed into the blood
A comparison of the volume of the filtrate formed per day (180 litres per day) with that of the urine released ( litres). suggests that nearly 99 of the filtrate is reabsorbed by the renal tubules into the blood.

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