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Question 90

A nephron transfers selected substances from nearby blood into its tubular fluid for elimination. Which process is occurring?

  1. Selective reabsorption
  2. Tubular secretionCorrect answer
  3. Bladder storage
  4. Glomerular storage

Explanation

Tubular secretion adds selected substances from blood to the fluid inside the nephron so they can be eliminated. Reabsorption reverses that direction by recovering materials from nephron fluid into blood.

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