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Which of the following is true about the descending limb of the loop of Henle?
It is permeable to water
It is impermeable to water
It is impermeable to electrolytes
It actively transports sodium ions
In which part of nephron, reabsorption is minimum from filtrate?
Henle’s loop
Proximal convoluted tubule
Distal convoluted tubule
Collecting duct
The epithelium lining the proximal convoluted tubule (PCT) is characterized by:
Simple squamous epithelium
Simple cuboidal epithelium with a brush border
Stratified squamous epithelium
Ciliated columnar epithelium
Which one of the following statements in regard to the excretion by the human kidneys is correct?
Descending limb of loop of Henle is impermeable to water
Distal convoluted tubule is incapable of reabsorption
Nearly 99 per cent of the glomerular filtrate is reabsorbed by the renal tubules
Ascending limb of loop of Henle is impermeable to electrolytes
What is the main driving force for the reabsorption of water in the proximal convoluted tubule?
Passive diffusion of water
Active transport of Na
Secretion of K
ADH action
The function of Henle’s loop is
Passage of urine
Formation of urine
Conservation of water
Filtration of water
Aldosterone causes reabsorption of …A… from distal part of tubule. This leads to increase in …B…
Here A and B refers to
A-; B – GFR
A-water; B-GFR
Both (a) and (b)
; B-GFR
Complete the analogy for the following: Reabsorption of 70-80% of electrolytes : PCT : : Conditional reabsorption of :
PCT
DCT
Henle's loop
Bowman's capsule
Find the correct option regarding mechanism of urine formation in man.
It involves only filtration and reabsorption
It involves glomerular filtration, tubular reabsorption and tubular secretion
It involves only filtration and secretion
It involves only tubular secretion and reabsorption
