Manipal Medical Manipal Medical Solved Paper-2009

  • question_answer
    Which substance is in higher concentration in blood than in glomerular filtrate?

    A)  Water           

    B)  Glucose

    C)  Urea            

    D)  Plasma proteins

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

     The plasma fluid that filters out from glomerular capillaries into Bowmans capsule of nephrons is called glomerular filtrate. It is a non-colloidal part and possesses urea, water, glucose, ammo acids, vitamins, fatty acid, uric acid, creatimne salts, etc. RBCs, WBCs, platelets and plasma proteins are the colloidal parts of the blood and do not filtered out from glomerulus. Thus, plasma proteins are higher in concentration in blood than in glomerular filtrate.


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