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NEETZoologyExcretory Products and their Elimination

Ascending limb of Henle's loop is ___ to water whereas the descending limb is ___ to it.

Options

  1. Aimpermeable, permeable
  2. Bpermeable, impermeable
  3. Csemi-permeable, impermeable
  4. Dpermeable, semi-permeable

Correct answer

A. impermeable, permeable

Step-by-step solution

Ascending limb of Henle's loop is impermeable to water whereas the descending limb is permeable to it.

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