Excretion

a. is the removal of substances that were filtered at the glomerulus or secreted but not reabsorbed
b. is the process by which a substance moves from the peritubular capillary blood to the tubular fluid
c. conserves substances that are important to the body
d. occurs by active transport of substances into the urinary bladder
e. is controlled by sympathetic activity


A

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