NEET2012ZoologyExcretory Products and their EliminationActual
Assertion : In proximal convoluted tubule glomerular filtrate becomes hypertonic to blood plasma. Reason : HCO ₃⁻ is absorbed only in the proximal convoluted tubule.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false
- DIf both assertion and reason are false
Correct answer
D. If both assertion and reason are false
Step-by-step solution
In proximal convoluted tubule (PCT) about 65 % of the glomerular filtrate is reabsorbed normally. Here most of the solutes are reabsorbed making the filtrate isotonic to blood plasma. HCO ₃⁻ is not absorbed in PCT.