An important difference between a cuboidal epithelial cell of the proximal versus the distal convoluted tubules is that
A) the former only secretes, the latter only filters.
B) only one has a folded basolateral membrane containing enzymes for ion transport.
C) one lies in the renal cortex, the other in the medulla.
D) the proximal tubule cells have long microvilli that are fewer than or absent from the distal tubule cells.

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Proximal tubule cells have long microvilli to increase surface area for reabsorption, which are fewer or absent in distal tubule cells.

An Important Difference Between a Cuboidal Epithelial Cell of the Proximal