MCAT Question A Day - 7/28/14 - Answer!
Bowman's capsule assists in clearing urea from the blood by:
A. actively transporting urea into the filtrate using ATP-driven pumps.
B. exchanging urea for glucose in an antiport mechanism.
C. allowing urea to diffuse into the filtrate under filtration pressure.
D. converting urea to amino acids.
C is correct. The only process available for the removal of wastes by the Bowman's capsule is diffusion, aided by the hydrostatic pressure of the blood.
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C is correct. The only process available for the removal of wastes by the Bowman's capsule is diffusion, aided by the hydrostatic pressure of the blood.
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