Difference between Urine and Filtrate
No. |
Urine |
Filtrate |
1. | Urine is the waste product which is produced in the kidneys and excreted through urination or micturition,and it is the product of metabolism. | Filtrate is the liquid which is passes by the filter. |
2. | Urine is the nitrogenous waste of the body. | Filtrate forms a liquid when urine formation takes place. |
3. | The fluid which is yellowish in colour and contains nitrogen compounds | A fluid or liquid which passes from the blood through the walls of the glomeruli of the kidney then it is known for filtrate. |
4. | While diagnosing diseases, parameters like odour, pH, turbidity, colour and volume of the urine are very important. | Measurement of the kidney function is referred as the Glomerular filtration rate (GFR). |
5. | Urine formation takes place at the end of the nephron. | Filtrate formation takes placeinside the bowman’s capsule. |
6. | Urine formation occurs at the end of filtration, reabsorption, and secretion steps. | Filtrate formation occurs at the first step of the urine formation. |