NEET 2024
- Exam
- NEET
- Year
- 2024
- Subject
- Zoology
- Chapter
- Excretory Products and their Elimination
NEET 2024 · Zoology · Excretory Products and their Elimination
Given below are two statements : Statement I : In the nephron, the...
Given below are two statements :
Statement I : In the nephron, the descending limb of loop of Henle is impermeable to water and permeable to electrolytes.
Statement II : The proximal convoluted tubule is lined by simple columnar brush border epithelium and increases the surface area for reabsorption.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the option given below :
Options
- ABoth Statement I and Statement II are false
- BStatement I is true but Statement II is false
- CStatement I is false but Statement II is true
- DBoth Statement I and Statement II are true
Correct answer
A. Both Statement I and Statement II are false
Step-by-step solution
Correct answer is option (1) because
Statement I is false as the descending limb of loop of Henle is permeable to water and almost impermeable to electrolytes.
Statement II is false as proximal convoluted tubule is lined by simple cuboidal brush border epithelium which increases the surface area for reabsorption.