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Active reabsorption of sodium and chloride by the descending thin limb of Henle's loop is a component of the countercurrent multiplier system. True or false?

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  #2

false. TAL is responsible for the reabsorption of NACL in Counter Current MEchanism.


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  #3

Easy no?. There is no reabsorption of sodium or chloride by the descending thin limb of Henle's loop.

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  #4

what's TAL please?

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  #5

paheli wrote:
what's TAL please?

Thick Ascending Loop of Henle = TAL
Thin Descending Loop of Henle = TDL

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  #6

oh yeah, thanks.

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  #7

false......by thick

is countercurrent an active or passive process???
i just got confused
help

  #8

pumping of Na from TAL in to medullary interstium is active. water moving out from TDL and coll duct is osmotic[passive]

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