Urea is
A) secreted into the filtrate by cells of the distal convoluted tubule.
B) diffuse out of the collecting ducts into the interstitial fluid of the medulla and then diffuse into the descending loop of Henle.
C) completely reabsorbed by the nephron.
D) actively transported into the filtrate by cells of the collecting duct.
E) None of the choices are correct.

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Urea diffuses out of the collecting ducts into the interstitial fluid of the medulla, contributing to the high osmolarity there, and then some of it diffuses into the descending loop of Henle.

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