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A large quantity of fluid is filtered ev...

A large quantity of fluid is filtered everyday by nephrons in the kidneys but only about 1% of it excreted as urine. The remaining 99% of the filtrate

A

Gets collected in the renal pelvis

B

Is lost as sweat

C

Is stored in the urinary bladder

D

Is reabsorbed into the blood

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D
To maintain the necessary fluid balance the kidneys filter 160 liters of blood a day, but they excrete in the urine only about 1 percent of the filtrate salt and water content. This is accomplished by a very complex set of structures in the kidney called nephrons that delicately balance filtration, reabsorption and secretion of various constituents of body fluid.
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