Brush border epithelium (microvilli containing) is found in
A
Proximal convoluted tubule
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B
Loop of Henle
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C
Collecting duct
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D
Bowman's capsule
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Solution
The correct option is B Proximal convoluted tubule The brush border increases a cell's surface area is a trait which is especially useful in absorptive cells. Cells that absorb substances need a large surface area in contact with the substance to be efficient. A brush border is a name for the microvilli-covered surface of simple cuboidal epithelium and simple columnar epithelium cells found in certain locations of the body.
The convoluted portion of the vertebrate nephron that lies between Bowman's capsule and the loop of Henle and functions especially in the resorption of sugar, sodium and chloride ions and water from the glomerular filtrate, called also proximal tubule.