The filtered load of glucose per day
A) Is more than the total glucose in all of the body fluids
B) Is a small fraction of the total glucose in plasma
C) Is about the same as the amount of glucose contained in plasma
D) Is more than the amount of glucose in all of the carbohydrate stores in the body
E) Accounts for the glucose in the urine

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The filtered load of glucose per day is indeed more than the total glucose in all of the body fluids because the kidneys filter a large volume of plasma daily, and glucose is freely filtered at the glomerulus.

The Filtered Load of Glucose Per Day