Question

Fill in the gaps:
Ascending limb of Henle’s loop is ___ to water whereas the descending limb is___ to it.

Reabsorption of water from distal parts of the tubules is facilitated by hormone ___

Dialysis fluid contains all the constituents as in plasma except ___

A healthy adult human excretes (on an average) ___ gm of urea/day.

Answer 1

Ascending limb of Henle’s loop is impermeable to water, whereas the descending limb is permeable to it.

Reabsorption of water from distal parts of the tubules is facilitated by the hormone vasopressin.

Dialysis fluid contains all the constituents as in plasma, except the nitrogenous waste.

A healthy adult human excretes (on an average) 25 - 30 gm of urea/day.