Multiple choice

Which of the following statements regarding human kidney is INCORRECT?

  1. If a substance is neither reabsorbed nor secreted in the tubules, the amount filtered in the glomeruli is equal to the amount excreted in the urine.

  2. In severe untreated renal failure, plasma creatinine levels fall.

  3. Nuclear imaging can provide information about renal blood flow and function.

  4. Normal urine does not contain free myoglobin.

  5. Bleeding is a potential complication of renal biopsy.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Creatinine is removed from plasma by the kidney. So, if the kidney is not functioning properly, the level in plasma will rise.

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