Which substance can freely pass through the filtration membrane, but is neither reabsorbed by the renal tubules nor secreted by them? Its clearance rate equals

Aequal to glomerular filtration rate
Bequal to plasma flow per minute through kidneys
Cequal to blood flow per minute through kidneys
Dequal to zero

Correct answer: A. equal to glomerular filtration rate

The substance that can freely pass through the filtration membrane but is neither reabsorbed nor secreted by the renal tubules has a clearance rate equal to the glomerular filtration rate. This is because it gets filtered out of the blood but does not get reabsorbed or secreted back into the bloodstream.

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