Countercurrent Multiplication
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Q. The ascending limb of the loop of Henle, transports solutes out and the descending loop transports water out to maintain a gradient, this is called .
- flow of fluid
- single effect
- countercurrent
- flow of filtrate
Q. The ascending limb of the loop of Henle, transports solutes out and the descending loop transports water out to maintain a gradient, this is called .
- flow of fluid
- single effect
- countercurrent
- flow of filtrate
Q. In the kidneys, the __(i)__ and the __(ii)__ mechanisms occur. The first takes place in a region of the nephron called __(iii)__; the second occurs in a region of the peritubular capillary bed called the ___(iv)___
- i- Countercurrent multiplier, ii - Countercurrent exchanger, iii - Henle's loop, iv - Vasa recta.
- i - Countercurrent exchanger, ii - Countercurrent multiplier, iii - Henle's loop, iv - Vasa recta.
- i - Countercurrent multiplier, ii - Countercurrent exchanger, iii - Vasa recta, iv - Henle's loop.
- i - Countercurrent exchanger, ii - Countercurrent multiplier, iii - Vasa recta, iv - Henle's loop.
Q. In the loop of Henle, urine is most concentrated in ______.
- Descending limb
- Thick ascending limb
- Hairpin bend between descending and ascending limbs
- Area between ascending limb and distal convoluted tubule