Which term refers to fluid that has passed through a filter?

Which term refers to fluid that has passed through a filter?

• A. Filtrate
• B. Diuretic
• C. Anuria
• D. Glycosuria

Answer: (A)

Fluid that has passed through a filter is called filtrate. In the kidneys, plasma is pushed through a semipermeable membrane in the glomerulus, so water and small solutes move into Bowman's capsule and form this filtrate. It contains water, electrolytes, glucose, amino acids, and waste products before the tubules reabsorb or secrete substances to become urine. The other terms describe different concepts: a diuretic is a drug that increases urine production, anuria means no urine is produced, and glycosuria is glucose in the urine.

Fluid that has passed through a filter is called filtrate. In the kidneys, plasma is pushed through a semipermeable membrane in the glomerulus, so water and small solutes move into Bowman's capsule and form this filtrate. It contains water, electrolytes, glucose, amino acids, and waste products before the tubules reabsorb or secrete substances to become urine. The other terms describe different concepts: a diuretic is a drug that increases urine production, anuria means no urine is produced, and glycosuria is glucose in the urine.