To achieve fluid balance, ion concentration gradients are eliminated by
A) osmosis.
B) diffusion.
C) active transport.
D) pinocytosis.
E) facilitated diffusion.
A) osmosis.
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B) renal pelvis
C) renal cortex
D) renal medulla
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