Proper Functioning of the Human Kidney Requires Considerable Active Transport

question 20

Multiple Choice

Proper functioning of the human kidney requires considerable active transport of sodium in the kidney tubules.If these active transport mechanisms were to stop completely,how would urine production be affected?

• A)No urine would be produced.
• B)A lower-than-normal volume of urine which was less concentrated than the blood (hypotonic)would be produced.
• C)A lower-than-normal volume of urine which was more concentrated than the blood (hypertonic)would be produced.
• D)A greater-than-normal volume of urine equal in concentration to the blood (isotonic)would be produceD.
• E)A greater-than-normal volume of urine that was more concentrated than the blood (hypertonic)would be produced.

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