Question

If a person's urine report shows the presence of proteins, it indicates ______.

Options

• damage to DCT

• decrease in blood osmotic pressure

• damage to Malpighian corpuscles

• increase in blood pressure

Answer 1

If a person's urine report shows the presence of proteins, it indicates damage to Malpighian corpuscles.

Explanation:

Proteins cannot normally pass past the filtering unit. Proteins flow out in urine if the filtration membrane gets poor or the slit size grows.