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AIIMS 2010
Exam
AIIMS
Year
2010
Subject
Zoology
Chapter
Excretory Products and their Elimination

AIIMS 2010 · Zoology · Excretory Products and their Elimination

Assertion : While on going down the loop of Henle, the filtrate...

Assertion : While on going down the loop of Henle, the filtrate becomes hypotonic. Reason : The descending limb of loop of Henle is impermeable to both water and electrolytes.

Options

  1. AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
  2. BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
  3. CIf assertion is true but reason is false
  4. DIf both assertion and reason are false.

Correct answer

D. If both assertion and reason are false.

Step-by-step solution

The descending limb of loop of Henle is permeable to water but almost impermeable to electrolytes. This concentrates the filtrate as it moves down.
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