Define Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR)...

Define Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR)

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The amount of the filtrate formed by the kidneys per minute is called glomerular filtration rate (GFR). In a helthy person, it is approximately 125 ml/minute, i.e., 180 litres per day.

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Glomerular filtration rate is

amount of blood filtered by kidneys in an hour

amount of filtrate formed by kidneys per minute

only decreased by action of JGA

about 125 L/minute

Glomerular filtrate is

blood minus blood corpuscles and plasma protein

blood minus corpuscles

mixture of water, ammonia and corpuscles

urine

Assertion: The kidneys have built in mechanisms for the regulation of lomerular filtration rate (GFR). Reason: ANF mechanism is one such efficient mechanism.

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

if both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

if assertion is true but reason is false

if both assertion and reason are false.