If one says that the clearance value of glucose is zero, what does this mean?
A) The glucose molecule is too large to be filtered out of the blood.
B) The clearance value of glucose is relatively high in a healthy adult.
C) Most of the glucose is filtered out of the blood and is not reabsorbed in the convoluted tubules.
D) Normally all the glucose is reabsorbed.

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In a healthy individual, glucose is filtered out of the blood in the kidneys but is almost entirely reabsorbed in the proximal convoluted tubules, resulting in a clearance value of zero.

If One Says That the Clearance Value of Glucose Is