PATHOLOGY MCQ
URINARY SYSTEM
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Question
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Material involved in Ascending Loop of Henle secretion
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Urea
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H2O
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Cl-
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K+
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The thin descending limb has low permeability to ions and urea while being highly permeable to water. The loop has a sharp bend in the renal medulla going from descending to ascending thin limb. The thin ascending limb is impermeable to water, but it is permeable to ions.
Detailed explanation-2: -Thick ascending limbs of Henle’s loop have at least three major roles: (1) They reabsorb sodium chloride which dilutes the urine.
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