Urinalysis and Body Fluids 6th Edition by Majorie DiLorenzo, Susan Strasinger

Exercise 56

The primary component of urinary mucus is:

A. Bence Jones protein

B. Microalbumin

C. Uromodulin

D. Orthostatic protein

Step 1 of 2

Mucus: A protein produced in glands, renal tubular epithelial cells (RTE) and cells of genito urinary tract. Uromodulin is major component of mucus. It is a glycoprotein cleared from upper collecting ducts and RTE cells of distal convoluted tubules.

Therefore, “Uromodulin” is the primary constituent urinary mucus. Hence, the correct answer is option .