Selective Reabsorption
Selective reabsorption is your kidney's recycling system - it reclaims all the good stuff (glucose, amino acids, essential salts, and water) that got filtered out during ultrafiltration. No waste here!
The proximal tubule does the heavy lifting with its microvilli creating massive surface area for reabsorption. Active transport powered by loads of mitochondria recovers glucose, amino acids, proteins, vitamins, and hormones - basically anything valuable.
The distal convoluted tubule handles the fine-tuning. It secretes nasty stuff like toxins and drugs, pumps ions to control blood pH, and helps regulate blood volume (which affects urine concentration). It's quality control at its finest.
Efficiency Check: Your kidneys reabsorb about 99% of the glucose and amino acids that get filtered - that's serious recycling!