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5.3 Hormonal coordination in humans

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Question 10
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The dialysis fluid used to treat a patient with kidney failure contains no urea, but it does contain glucose at the same concentration as normal blood plasma. Why does the dialysis fluid contain glucose?

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A

So that glucose diffuses from the dialysis fluid into the patient's blood

B

So that glucose diffuses from the patient's blood into the dialysis fluid

C

So that glucose is actively transported from the patient's blood into the fluid

D

So that there is no net movement of glucose out of the patient's blood

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5.3 Hormonal coordination in humans Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Biology
  3. /5.3 Hormonal coordination in humans

39 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Biology 5.3 Hormonal coordination in humans, covering 5.3.1 Human endocrine system, 5.3.2 Control of blood glucose concentration, 5.3.3 Maintaining water and nitrogen balance in the body, 5.3.4 Hormones in human reproduction, 5.3.5 Contraception, 5.3.6 The use of hormones to treat infertility (HT only), and 5.3.7 Negative feedback (HT only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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