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Maximum reabsorption of useful substances back into the blood from the filtrate in a nephron occurs in:

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Proximal convoluted tubule
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Loop of Henle
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Distal convoluted tubule
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Collecting duct
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Solution

The correct option is A Proximal convoluted tubule
The proximal convoluted tubule is the part of nephron where majority of reabsorption occurs. Water, Na+, and K+ entering the nephron is reabsorbed in the proximal convoluted tubule and returned to the circulation.

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