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BotanyNEET 2025Human excretory system and nephron

Excretory Products and their Elimination

Which of the following diagrams (shown) is correct with regard to the proximal (P) and distal (D) tubule of the nephron?

Question 125 as printed in the NEET 2025 booklet

  1. A.Diagram (1)
  2. B.Diagram (2)✓
  3. C.Diagram (3)
  4. D.Diagram (4)

Solution

The proximal convoluted tubule has a simple cuboidal brush-border epithelium (microvilli on the lumen side) for reabsorption; the distal tubule is cuboidal without a brush border. The diagram showing microvilli on P and none on D is correct.

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