Give an account of the counter current mechanism in kidney.
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The countercurrent mechanism helps to concentrate the filtrate which occurs in the loop of Henle and vasa recta in the medulla region of the kidney. The flow of fluids in opposite directions is maintained by their flow in the two loops- ascending and descending limbs of the loop of Henle and vasa rect
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There are two counter current mechanisms inside the kidneys. They are Henle's loop and vasa rectae. Henle's loop is a U-shaped part of the nephron. Blood flows in the two limbs of the tube in opposite directions and this gives rise to counter currents.
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