Read the following statements and select the correct option
Statement 1 : When the urine moves through the descending limb, it becomes hypertonic to blood plasma and as it passes through the ascending limb of Henl's loop it becomes hypotonic to blood plasma
Statement : The decending limb is permeable to sodium ions, while the ascending limb is impermeable to sodium ions

Options

A. Both statement 1 and 2 are correct and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1
B. Both statements 1 and 2 are correct but statement 2 is not the correct explanation of statement 1
C. Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect
D. Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect

Answer

C