Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

  1. Dialysis is a process of removal of nitrogenous waste from the body.

  2. Dialysing fluid has the same osmotic blood pressure as blood.

  3. Waste products from the blood pass into dialysing fluid by diffusing.

  4. Reabsorption of glucose and salt takes place from the dialy<font size="2">s</font>ing fluid.
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Explanation

Artificial kidneys contain a number of tubes with a semi-permeable lining, suspended in a tank filled with dialysing fluid. This fluid has the same osmotic pressure as blood, except that it is devoid of nitrogenous wastes.

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