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The function of the ascending loop of henle is draw Sodium out of the filtrate. The ability of the ascending loop to actively transport sodium into the surrounding tissue is directly related to the amount of water that can be diffused out of the descending loop of henle. (main factor in water re-absorption)
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∙ 11y agoThe Loop of Henle is a specialized portion of the Nephron that is partly situated in the Renal Cortex, and partly situated in the Renal Medulla. The Loop of Henle creates an osmotic concentration gradient in the fluid immediately surrounding it, making it possible to produce urine which is more osmotically concentrated than blood plasma.
The descending limb of Henle loop promotes re-absorption of fluids. The ascending limb acts by a method known as "counter-current multiplier" to maintain proper blood volume. So basically, the Loop of Henle acts like 2 siblings who try to jump rope together: The functions must be coordinated with each other to maintain enough blood volume and fluid volume, because the body needs both.
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∙ 13y agoThe main function of this structure is to create a concentration gradient in the medulla of the kidney.
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∙ 12y agoit's a path that urine follows to get from the PCT to the DCT.
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∙ 13y agoIt reabsorbs water from Renal Tubules.
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∙ 12y agoWater reabsorption
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∙ 12y agoUrine is concentrated
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∙ 12y agourinary system
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What is the function of the ascending limb of the loop of henle?
The function of the ascending loop of henle is draw Sodium out of the filtrate. The ability of the ascending loop to actively transport sodium into the surrounding tissue is directly related to the amount of water that can be diffused out of the descending loop of henle. (main factor in water re-absorption)
What is the primary function of the ascending loop of henle?
the primary function of the ascending loop of henle in the kidney
Is there anything that solids can pass through but liquids cant?
Yes, the ascending limb of the loop of Henle.
What are the main functions of the Loop of Henle in urine formation?
absorption of water (from descending limb), absorption of Na+ (from ascending limb)
The Segment of the nephron that is not permeable to water even in the presence of vasopressin is called what?
The Ascending limb of the loop of Henle
How would hypertonic urine be produced from an isotonic blood plasma?
# Water is reabsorbed all along the nephron. # Urine becomes hypertonic (salty) because of the loop of Henle and the collecting duct. # Loop of Henle # The descending limb of the loop of Henle can't absorb salt, and the ascending limb can't absorb water. # Salt passively diffuses out of the lower portion of the ascending limb. # The upper part of ascending limb actively transports salt into tissue of the renal medulla. # Increase in salt in the direction of the inner medulla. # Urea leaks from the lower portion of collecting duct and contributes to a high solute (salt) concentration. # Water leaves descending limb of the loop of Henle, returning to the blood. # Urine is hypertonic to blood.
What is the function of descending limb of Henle hoop?
In the ascending loop, Na+ (or any solute) is actively pumped out of the tubule. As flow continues up the loop, the tubular concentration decreases as does the interstitial (the fluid surrounding the loop) concentration.Because water is impermeable in the ascending loop, the volume at the bottom of the loop is the same as that entering the distal tubule. At the bottom of the loop, the tubular and interstitial concentrations are equal.The ascending loop of Henle actively pumps sodium and potassium out but water can not follow. This concentrates the water inside the loop of Henle.
What has the author Sally Rachel Jacobs written?
Sally Rachel Jacobs has written: 'Magnesium reabsorption in the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle'
To maintain solute concentration gradient in the renal medulla what is required?
active transport of sodium and chloride ions from the ascending limb of the loop of Henle.
What is the process that actively moves substances from the blood into the nephron?
in the ascending limb of the loop of Henle
What is in the ascending limb of the loop of henle?
Water is reabsorbed into the blood.
Which part of the loop of Henle contains more dilute urine?
The thick descending limb contains the most dilute filtrate (it is not called urine at this stage). It become more concentrated as it travels through the loop of Henle. It should be noted that this is not because more solute is added but instead because the water is reabsorbed into the blood along the loop of Henle. The Ascending Loop is the most dilute, because it is permeable to salts not H20, and passes through a Decreasing Salt Barrier. The thick portion of the ascending linb actively pumps Cl ions out of the tubular fluid and into the surrounding tissue. The ascending limb is impermeable to water, however, and so water does not follow the sodium and Cholride by osmmosis. The result is that the tublar fluid becomes more and more dilute as it flows up the ascending limb.
