Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements is true?
A) Only sodium diffuses from the descending limb.
B) Solutes are actively transported from the ascending limb.
C) Na+ and Cl- ions are actively transported into the vasa recta.
D) The osmolality of the descending limb decreases as filtrate moves through.
E) Water moves by osmosis out of the ascending loop.
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