Basically, What Occurs in the Countercurrent Multiplier Process

question 126

Multiple Choice

Basically, what occurs in the countercurrent multiplier process?

• A) Sodium is pumped into the blood while potassium is actively transported out of the blood back into the tissues.
• B) A higher sodium concentration is produced in the renal medulla that osmotically draws out water, reducing it within the tubules and the urine.
• C) Glucose and sodium are cotransported from urine back into blood.
• D) Creatinine is actively transported out of the blood into urine.
• E) Uric acid is excreted into the kidney tubules while urea is reabsorbed in the nephron loop.

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