In which process of urine formation are nutrients, ions, and water returned to the body?
A. Glomerular filtration
B. Tubular reabsorption
C. Tubular secretion
D. Elimination
E. Micturition
B. Tubular reabsorption
In tubular reabsorption, all the substances to be kept pass through the wall of the renal tubule into the blood of the peritubular capillaries.
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