Kidney filtration: true or false?

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Glomeruli filter mostly by particle size

2. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   About 200 liters of filtrate form daily

3. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Blood cells normally pass into the filtrate

4. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Heavy urine protein hints at glomerular damage

5. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   You excrete nearly all the filtrate as urine

Instructions

Tap True or False for each statement.

Explanation