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Which segment of renal tubule is permeab...

Which segment of renal tubule is permeable to water but nearly impermeable to salts?
(A) Proximal convoluted tubule
(B) Descending limb of Henle's loop
(C) Ascending limb of Henle's loop
(D) Distal convoluted tubule

A

Proximal convoluted tubule

B

Descending limb of Henle's loop

C

Ascending limb of Henle's loop

D

Distal convoluted tubule

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