What structure collects both salts and water in equal amounts and moves them back to blood circulation?
A)Collecting duct
B)Loop of Henle
C)Efferent arteriole
D)Vasa recta

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The vasa recta, a series of blood vessels in the kidney, functions in the reabsorption of water and salts from the filtrate back into the bloodstream, maintaining the concentration gradient in the medulla and supporting the kidney's ability to produce concentrated urine.

What Structure Collects Both Salts and Water in Equal Amounts