Excretory Products and their Elimination — BIOLOGY STD 11 Science — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceBIOLOGYExcretory Products and their Elimination3 Marks
Question
How does reabsorption take place in the excretory system in human?
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Answer
Reabsorption: A comparison of the volume of the filtrate formed per day (180 litres per day) with that of the urine released ( 1.5 litres), suggest that nearly 99 per cent of the filtrate has to be reabsorbed by the renal tubules. This process is called reabsorption. The tubular epithelial cells in different segments of nephron perform this either by active or passive mechanisms. For example, substances like glucose, amino acids, $\mathrm{Na}^{+}$, etc., in the filtrate are reabsorbed actively whereas the nitrogenous wastes are absorbed by passive transport. Reabsorption of water also occurs passively in the initial segments of the nephron. During urine formation, the tubular cells secrete substances like $\mathrm{H}^{+}, \mathrm{K}^{+}$and ammonia into the filtrate. Tubular secretion is also an important step in urine formation as it helps in the maintenance of ionic and acid base balance of body fluids.
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