Active reabsorption of all of the following molecules takes place in the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle

RENAL AND ACID BASE PHYSIOLOGY

Please wait while the activity loads.
If this activity does not load, try refreshing your browser. Also, this page requires javascript. Please visit using a browser with javascript enabled.

If loading fails, click here to try again

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

A	Ca+, Na+, H+
B	K+, Ca+, Cl-
C	Cl-, Na+ K+
D	Mg2+, HCO3-, Cl-

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Thick ascending limb Sodium (Na+), potassium (K+) and chloride (Cl−) ions are reabsorbed by active transport. The predominant mechanism of active transport in this segment is through the Na+/K+/Cl− co-transporter NKCC2 as well as the sodium/hydrogen exchanger NHE3.

Detailed explanation-2: -Reabsorption in the thick ascending limb: A further 25% of the sodium and potassium is reabsorbed through the walls of the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle via: Three-ion cotransporter (sodium/potassium/chloride) and the sodium/potassium ATPase, which as before maintains the sodium concentration gradient.

There is 1 question to complete.