If one says that the clearance value of glucose is zero,what does this mean?
A) Normally all the glucose is reabsorbed.
B) The clearance value of glucose is relatively high in a healthy adult.
C) The glucose molecule is too large to be filtered out of the blood.
D) Most of the glucose is filtered out of the blood and is not reabsorbed in the convoluted tubules.

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If the clearance value of glucose is zero, it means that all the glucose is being reabsorbed and none is being excreted in the urine. This is the normal situation in a healthy adult, where the renal threshold for glucose reabsorption is not exceeded. The other options are not correct as they do not reflect the fact that the clearance value is zero.

If One Says That the Clearance Value of Glucose Is