Excretory Products And Their Elimination Ques 44

44. Formation of concentrated (hyperosmotic) urine in vertebrates generally depends on

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(a) length of the proximal convoluted tubule

(b) length of Henle’s loop

(c) area of Bowman’s capsule epithelium

(d) capillary network forming glomerulus

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Answer : b

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(b) Henle’s loop is involved in osmoregulation and concentrating urine. Thus producing a hypertonic urine.