URINARY SYSTEM AND MALE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS
URINARY SYSTEM
Question
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The ascending side of the Loop of Henle is permeable to?
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Sodium and chloride ions
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Glucose
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Water
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Amino Acids
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The ascending limb of loop of Henle is a segment of the nephron in the kidney divided into a thin and thick ascending limb. The thin ascending limb is impermeable to water and ions, except sodium and chloride, which cross by diffusion.
Detailed explanation-2: -This segment is fundamentally impermeable to water, moderately permeable to urea, and highly permeable to Na+ and Cl-.
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