Multiple Choice
Albumin is the large protein molecule found in egg white and blood plasma. Table salt dissociates into sodium and chloride ions. Urea is assembled in the liver. In a healthy person, what is the fate of the majority of these molecules as they pass through a nephron?
A) All three remain in the bloodstream.
B) All three pass across to the glomerular capsule and are excreted in urine.
C) All three pass across to the glomerular capsule, but the salt ions are mostly reabsorbed.
D) Albumin remains in the blood; salt ions and urea are passed across and excreted.
E) Albumin remains in the blood, salt ions pass across but are reabsorbed, and the urea is passed across and excreted.
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