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 is a network of blood vessels that surrounds the loop of Henle in the kidney. It collects both salts and water in equal amounts and returns them to the blood circulation. The other options, such as the collecting duct and efferent arteriole, are involved in urine production and regulation of blood pressure.

What Structure Collects Both Salts and Water in Equal Amounts