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Question
Briefly give the role of the collecting duct in the process of urine formation.
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Solution
The collecting duct receives filtrate from the distal convoluted tubules of several nephrons and carries it towards the renal pelvis. Additional water is reabsorbed from it, under the influence of ADH, so the filtrate becomes concentrated urine. The urine then passes into the ureter.
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