The Ascending Limb Contains Active Transport Mechanisms That Pump Sodium

question 31

True/False

The ascending limb contains active transport mechanisms that pump sodium and chloride ions out of the tubular fluid.

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Definitions:

Maintaining Temperature

The process by which living organisms regulate their internal temperature within certain limits despite external environmental changes.

Shivering

An involuntary response to cold temperatures, producing heat through rapid muscle contractions to maintain body temperature.

Negative Feedback System

A regulatory system in which a change in some steady state triggers a response that counteracts, or reverses, the change, restoring homeostasis (e.g., how mammals maintain body temperature). Compare with positive feedback system.

Integrator

In homeostasis, a control center.