What are the vasa recta?

a. looped extensions of the afferent arterioles
b. looped extensions of the efferent arterioles
c. regions of the renal tubule
d. vessels that supply blood to the glomerulus
e. vessels that supply blood to the proximal convoluted tubule


B

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