Something is terribly wrong with Beth and Steve's newborn baby girl. A biopsy of her kidneys reveals that the kidney nephrons all have extremely short Loops of Henle. What will be the ultimate fate of the baby?
A. She may die because her kidneys cannot secrete K+ and H+ ions into the nephron tubule.
B. She may die because her kidneys cannot reabsorb enough filtered water.
C. She will live because the kidneys of fish, amphibians and reptiles function perfectly well without any Loops of Henle.
D. She may die because her kidneys cannot filter urea out of the blood.
E. She may die because her kidneys cannot reabsorb all the filtered sugars and amino acids.
Answer: B
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