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Normally in a healthy adult the daily initiate filtrate in the kidney is:


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18 L

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18L

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180 L

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9L

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Solution

The correct option is C

180 L


The correct option is C:

Explanation of the correct option :

  1. At any given time, about 20% of the plasma volume travelling through the glomerulus is filtered.
  2. This means that the kidneys filter around 180 liters of fluid per day.
  3. The amount of filtrate generated by the glomerulus each minute is known as the glomerular filtration rate.
  4. Every minute, the heart pumps around 1 liter of blood to the kidneys, which is processed by the glomerulus into about 125 ml filtrate. As a result, 180 liters of filtrate can be calculated in 24 hours.

Final answer: Normally in a healthy adult, the daily initiate filtrate in the kidney is 180 L.


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