Question

Concentration of urine depends upon which organ?

• A. Bowman's capsule
• B. length of Henle's loop
• C. P.C.T.
• D. network of capillaries arising from glomerulus.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Concentration of urine depends upon the length of Henle's loop. Loop of Henle is the hairpin shaped section of a kidney tubule situated between the proximal and distal tubules in the nephron. It consists of a thin descending limb which is permeable to water and a thick ascending limb which is impermeable to water complex movements of ions and water across the walls of the loop enable it to function as a countercurrent multiplier, resulting in the production of concentrated urine in the collecting duct.