Name the substances other than water, that are reabsorbed during urine formation. What are the two parameters that decide the amount of water that is reabsorbed in the kidney?
Answer:
Glucose , amino acids , other nutrients , salts and a lot of water are selectively re-absorbed as the urine flows through the tubule .
The amount of water reabsorbed depends on:
- Amount of excess water in the body - If the body already has a high amount of water , less water will be re-absorbed in the tubule and vice versa.
- Amount of dissolved waste to be excreted - Tubules re-absorb large quantity of water if amount of waste in body is high
