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  • Which segment of renal tubule is permeable to water but nearly impermeable to salts?Option: 1 Descending limb of Henle’s loop</di

Which segment of renal tubule is permeable to water but nearly impermeable to salts?

Option: 1

Descending limb of Henle’s loop


Option: 2

Proximal convoluted tubule


Option: 3

Ascending limb of Henle’s loop


Option: 4

Distal convoluted tubule


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Proximal Convoluted Tubule (PCT), Loop of Henle, Distal Convoluted Tubule (DCT) and Collecting Duct -

Loop of Henle:

  • It starts at the end of the Loop of Henle.
  • Its major portion lies in the medulla of the kidney.
  • It consists of a descending limb and an ascending limb.
  • The upper part of the descending limb is thick and made up of cuboidal epithelium. 
  • The lower part of the ascending limb is thin and made up of squamous epithelium.
  • The ascending part of the Loop of Henle is majorly made up of thin segment. 
  • The thick segment of the ascending part is lined by cuboidal epithelium.
  • The descending limb of Henle’s loop is permeable to water but impermeable to salts


 

The descending limb of Henle’s loop is permeable to water but impermeable to salts. Hence, the correct option is descending limb of loop of Henle

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