Which of the following statements is true?
A. Only sodium diffuses from the descending limb.
B. Solutes are actively transported from the ascending limb.
C. Na+ and Cl- ions are actively transported into the vasa recta.
D. The osmolality of the descending limb decreases as filtrate moves through.
E. Water moves by osmosis out of the ascending loop.
B
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