In the Ascending Limb of the Loop of Henle

question 131

Multiple Choice

In the ascending limb of the loop of Henle,

• A)water can easily enter or leave.
• B)potassium and chloride are cotransported with sodium across the apical membrane.
• C)calcium ions are actively transported across the basal membrane.
• D)potassium is concentrated in the filtrate.
• E)the filtrate does not change.

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Definitions:

Nucleic Acids

Biopolymers essential to all known forms of life, which carry genetic information in cells and are made up of sequences of nucleotides.

Adenine

One of the four nucleobases in the nucleic acid of DNA that are represented by the letters G–C–A–T.

Nucleic Acids

Large biomolecules essential to all known forms of life, including DNA and RNA, which store and transmit genetic information.

Guanine

One of the four main nucleobases found in the nucleic acids DNA and RNA.