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This water is conserved, and a highly concentrated urine is produced.

Water reabsorbed into vasa recta, urine becomes more concentrated

Cortex

Medulla

Slide 8

Beaver

Human

Desert Rat

The length of the loop of Henle is related

to the environment that the animal lives in.

A longer loop will conserve more water, so

animals in drier environments have longer

loops.

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Now test yourself

Be warned - this test requires you to understand everything that goes on in the nephron

Not for the faint-hearted!

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