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The loop of Henle is designed so that the water moves out of the thinner walled descending limb by osmosis and then ions such as Na+ and Cl- are actively transported out of the ascending limb. This active...

the biological molecule formed from the condensation reaction between 2 monosaccharidesmaltose is 2 glucose monomers, lactose is glucose + galactose and sucrose is glucose + fructosea glycosidic bond

The kidney is the body's filtration system, and works by separating the fluid and cells that make up blood, then selectively reabsorbing what is still useful, so that we don't lose anything valuable but c...

This occurs due to the phenomenon of osmosis. The basic principle of osmosis is that when two substances of different saline concentration are separated by a permeable divider (plant cell wall) the concen...

Blood from the veins is collected in the right and left atria of the heart. The atria can contract because of the impulses from the sinoatrial node (SA) (the heart’s natural pacemaker). When this happens,...