What Is the Primary Action of the Diuretic Furosemide

question 23

Multiple Choice

What is the primary action of the diuretic furosemide?

• A) decreased reabsorption of sodium and water
• B) decreased reabsorption of H⁺ in the tubules
• C) increased secretion of antidiuretic hormone
• D) inhibition of renin

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Definitions:

Meiosis

A form of cell division that reduces the number of chromosomes by half, creating four haploid cells, each genetically distinct from the parent and from each other.

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The natural method through which offspring are generated from their progenitors.

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The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring, a fundamental concept in evolutionary biology.

Fecundity

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