NEETZoologyExcretory Products and their Elimination
Read the following statements and choose the follwoing option: 1. Vasa recta is present in high numbers in cortical nephrons 2. Urine formation involves two main processes 3. Juxta medullary nephrons short loop of Henle 4. The Malpighian corpuscle, PCT and DCT of the nephron are situated in the cortical region of the kidney 5. In majority of nephrons, the loop of Henle is too short and extends only very little into t
Options
- AOnly 4 and 5 are correct
- BAll are incorrect
- CBoth 2 and 3 are correct
- DAll are correct
Correct answer
A. Only 4 and 5 are correct
Step-by-step solution
A minute vessel of this network runs parallel to the Henle’s loop forming a ‘U’ shaped vasa recta. Vasa recta is absent or highly reduced in cortical nephrons.